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Meaning & History
Modern German name of disputed origin.
Suggested theories include:
1.) A phonetic spelling reflecting the English pronunciation of Diana.
2.) A variant of Dayana.
3.) A modern coinage based on Turkish dayanmak "to resist".
4.) A modern coinage based on Arabic daya "foster mother; nurse".
5.) A borrowing of the Croatian and Serbian name Dajana.The name has been used in Germany since the 1960s.
Suggested theories include:
1.) A phonetic spelling reflecting the English pronunciation of Diana.
2.) A variant of Dayana.
3.) A modern coinage based on Turkish dayanmak "to resist".
4.) A modern coinage based on Arabic daya "foster mother; nurse".
5.) A borrowing of the Croatian and Serbian name Dajana.The name has been used in Germany since the 1960s.