Behind the Name: Comments for the name Dion

Comments for DION:

Ancient Greek name as it is (not from Dionysos); it means exquisite. Famous bearers of the name: Dion Kassios, historian, lived around 2nd to 3rd century AD, and Dion Chrysostomos, stoic philosopher 40-120 AD. [noted -ed]

-- Damis 3/1/2005

A famous bearer is Dion, the tyrant of Syracuse.

-- wiswina 5/28/2005

You want to know a very famous barer: Celine Dion.

-- Anonymous User 7/5/2007

I don't know why, but when I read this name, I think of Dior.

-- jolidanstitre 12/29/2007

I like this name. It's short, masculine, and not overused.

-- number1212 12/9/2008

This name is also used in The Netherlands since the late 1950s and reached its peak in 1996 (243 boys were born with the name that year).

-- Lucille 6/16/2010

Who can forget Dion DiMucci?

-- FlakyMatt 2/17/2012

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