Diane

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /daɪ.ˈæn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • 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.

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Descendants

  • → Portuguese: Daiane

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French

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Diane f

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

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Middle English

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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.

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