Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Dion

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DION

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Ancient Greek, English

OTHER SCRIPTS: Διων (Ancient Greek)

PRONOUNCED: DEE-ahn (English), dee-AHN (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS". This was the name of a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse. It has been used as an American given name since the middle of the 20th century.

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