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.

Quotations

• 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.

Derived terms

• steak Diane

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Daiane

Anagrams

• Adeni, Aiden, Edina, Idean

French

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djan/

• Audio:

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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.