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): (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Proper noun
Diane (plural Dianes)
- 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
Descendants
- → Portuguese: Daiane
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djan/
Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France): (file)
Proper noun
Diane f
- (Roman mythology) Diana
- a female given name
Descendants
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Diane
- (mythology) The Roman goddess of the hunt; Diana.
- (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
Descendants
- English: Diane
References
- “Diana, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.