Diana

Etymology

From Latin Diana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdja.na/, /diˈa.na/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Dià‧na, Di‧à‧na

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Diana

Proper noun

Diana m or f by sense

1. a surname

References

Anagrams

• Nadia, andai, danai

Romanization

Diana

1. Rōmaji transcription of ディアナ

Alternative forms

• Deana, Iāna, Jāna

Etymology

Original form with long i Dīāna, derived by syncope from Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus +‎ -āna; some inscriptions read Deiana or Deana, akin to deus +‎ -āna; both feminine stem words dīva and dea meaning “goddess” derived from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic *deiwā from Proto-Indo-European *deywós from *dyew- (“heaven, day sky; to shine”). See Old Latin Diēspiter, a primitive form of Iuppiter, formed by appending a suffix to Latin diēs, cognate to both dīvus and deus.

Diana is also called Iāna (“Jana”), analogous to procope of Old Latin Diovis into Iovis (“Jove”).

The form Dīviāna occurs in Varro's attempt to explain the etymology of the name, with the now-discredited explanation that "quod luna in altitudinem et latitudinem simul <i>t, Diviana, appellata"; the intention seems to be to derive the name from dēviō (“stray, deviate”), from via (“road”).^[1] If Dīviāna was a genuinely used variant form (rather than a hypothetical form proposed as a precursor), it appears to represent a univerbation dīva +‎ Iāna, literally “Goddess Jana”.^[2]

Compare Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), Doric Greek Διώνᾱ (Diṓnā), syncopated from Ancient Greek Διϝωνᾱ (Diwōnā), from a shared root whence by analogical formation also evolved Latin Iūnō, Iūnōnis.

Pronunciation

• Dīāna: (Old Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈaː.na/, [d̪iːˈäːnä]
• Diāna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diˈaː.na/, [d̪iˈäːnä]
• Diāna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈa.na/, [d̪iˈäːnä]

Proper noun

Dīāna or Diāna f (genitive Dīānae or Diānae); first declension

1. (religion) Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis.

References

Further reading

• “Diana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Diana”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Diana in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• Diana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Proper noun

Diana f

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Diana

1. Alternative form of Diane

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Diāna, from Latin Dīāna, from Old Latin Dīvāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdja.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Dia‧na

Proper noun

Diana f

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Diana

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana (Roman goddess)

Further reading

• Diana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Diāna. Doublet of Daiane and Daiana.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Di‧a‧na

Proper noun

Diana f (plural Dianas)

1. (Roman mythology) Diana (Roman goddess)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Diana

See also

• Artemisa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdi̯ana]

Proper noun

Diana f (genitive singular Diany, nominative plural Diany, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Diana
2. (Roman mythology) Diana

Further reading

• “Diana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjana/ [ˈd̪ja.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Dia‧na

Proper noun

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Diana

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Diana c (genitive Dianas)

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Diana