Diane

See also: diane

English

Etymology

An anglicization of French Diane, from Latin Diāna. Doublet of Diana

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈæn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æn

Proper noun

Diane (plural Dianes)

1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century
   • 1979, Penelope Mortimer, About Time, Allan Lane, →ISBN, page 83:

     Oddly enough, there was a woman involved. I remember nothing about her except her name: Diane. It was an improbable name in connection with Bertie, particularly in the wilds of Kent. However, Diane was there.

   • 2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.

Derived terms

• steak Diane

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Daiane

Anagrams

• Adeni, Aiden, Edina, Idean

French

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djan/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France):

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• Audio (France (Agen)):

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Proper noun

Diane f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. a female given name

Descendants

• → English: Diane
  • → Portuguese: Daiane

Anagrams

• daine
• dénia

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Dyane, Dian, Dyan, Diana, Dyana

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Proper noun

Diane

1. (mythology) The Roman goddess of the hunt; Diana.
2. (astronomy, sometimes capitalised) The celestial body closest to the Earth, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system as well as the boundary between the Earth and the heavens; the Moon.

Synonyms

• Lucyna, Phebe
• (planet): mone, lune

Descendants

• English: Diane

References

• “Diana, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.