Gender Feminine
Scripts Диана(Russian, Bulgarian) Діана(Ukrainian) Դիանա(Armenian) დიანა(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. die-AN-ə(English) DYA-na(Spanish, Italian, Polish) dee-U-nu(European Portuguese) jee-U-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) dee-A-nə(Catalan) dee-A-na(German, Dutch, Latin) dyee-AH-nu(Ukrainian) DI-ya-na(Czech) DEE-a-na(Slovak)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.

As a given name, Diana has been regularly used since the Renaissance. It became more common in the English-speaking world following Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), which featured a character named Diana Vernon. It also appeared in George Meredith's novel Diana of the Crossways (1885). A notable bearer was the British royal Diana Spencer (1961-1997), the Princess of Wales.

Related Names

VariantsDianna, Keanna, Kiana, Kianna, Diane(English) Dayana(Spanish (Latin American)) Divina(Spanish (Philippines)) Divina(Portuguese (Brazilian))
DiminutiveDi(English)
Other Languages & CulturesDijana, Dajana(Croatian) Diane(French) Kiana(Hawaiian) Diána(Hungarian) Diāna(Latvian) Dijana(Macedonian) Dijana, Dajana(Serbian) Dijana(Slovene)
Same SpellingDiána, Diāna
User SubmissionDíana

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: June 10
Czechia: January 4
Estonia: September 23
Lithuania: August 13
Norway: December 30
Poland: August 13
Slovakia: July 1
Sweden: January 29

Images

Sculpture of the goddess Diana (Artemis)Sculpture of the goddess Diana (Artemis)

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Entry updated June 9, 2023