Diana

See also: diana and Diāna

Contents

EnglishEdit

Diana (1)

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin Diāna, of unknown origin. Theories include relationships with Latin deus (“god”), Latin dies (“day”) and a (reconstructed) name Divia.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈænə/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Proper nounEdit

Diana

1. (Roman mythology) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Acts 19:27:
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     So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and all the world worshippeth.

2. (astronomy) 78 Diana, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name.
   • 1605 William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, 1870, page 56:

     But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.

   • 1993 James Kirkup, Queens Have Died Young and Fair, P. Owen, →ISBN, page 94:

     A wholesome British name like Diana, Anne, Margaret or Elizabeth impresses a judge much more than all your vulgar Marilyns, Donnas, Madonnas and Dawns.

Coordinate termsEdit

• (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Artemis, Athena/Minerva, Hestia/Vesta

Derived termsEdit

• Diana monkey

Related termsEdit

• Di
• Diane
• Dianna
• Dianne

DescendantsEdit

• → Hawaiian: Kiana
  • → English: Kiana

TranslationsEdit

Roman goddess

• Czech: Diana (cs) f
• Danish: Diana
• Dutch: Diana (nl) f
• Estonian: Diana
• French: Diane (fr) f
• German: Diana (de) f
• Italian: Diana (it)

• Japanese: ダイアナ (Daiana)
• Latvian: Diāna f
• Portuguese: Diana (pt) f
• Russian: Диа́на (ru) f (Diána)
• Spanish: Diana (es) f
• Swedish: Diana (sv)
• Vietnamese: thần Đi-anh

female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戴安娜 (zh) (Dài'ānnà)

• Czech: Diana (cs) f
• Danish: Diana
• Estonian: Diana
• French: Diane (fr) f
• Galician: Diana (gl) f
• German: Diana (de) f
• Hebrew: דיאנה‎‎ f

• Italian: Diana (it)
• Japanese: ダイアナ (Daiana)
• Latvian: Diāna f
• Norwegian: Diana f
• Portuguese: Diana (pt) f
• Russian: Диа́на (ru) f (Diána), Дайа́на f (Dajána)
• Spanish: Diana (es) f
• Swedish: Diana (sv)

See alsoEdit

• Cynthia
• Delia

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

• Aidan, Andai, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia, Naiad, naiad

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CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Diana, borrowed from Latin Diāna

Proper nounEdit

Diana

1. A female given name
2. (Roman mythology) Diana; the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis
3. (astronomy) the asteroid 78 Diana

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CzechEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana f

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

Further readingEdit

• Diana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Diana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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DanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana

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

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EstonianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana

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

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FaroeseEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Diana

Usage notesEdit

Matronymics

• son of Diana: Dianuson
• daughter of Diana: Dianudóttir

DeclensionEdit

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Diana
Accusative	Dianu
Dative	Dianu
Genitive	Dianu

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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Proper nounEdit

Diana

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

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ItalianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana f

1. (Roman mythology) Diana
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Diana
3. A surname​.
4. Giuseppe Diana, Italian priest killed by the Mafia

AnagramsEdit

• andai, danai

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

Diana

1. Rōmaji transcription of ディアナ

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈaː.na/, [dɪˈaː.na]

Proper nounEdit

Diāna f (genitive Diānae); first declension

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

DeclensionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Diāna	Diānae
genitive	Diānae	Diānārum
dative	Diānae	Diānīs
accusative	Diānam	Diānās
ablative	Diānā	Diānīs
vocative	Diāna	Diānae

DescendantsEdit

•  ? → Albanian: zanë
• Aromanian: dzãnã
• Asturian: xana
• → English: Diana, Diane
  • → Hawaiian: Kiana
    • → English: Kiana
• → French: Diane
• → Italian: Diana
• → Portuguese: Diana
• Romanian: zână
• Sardinian: giàna
• → Spanish: Diana

ReferencesEdit

• Diana in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Middle EnglishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana

1. Alternative form of Diane

ReferencesEdit

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

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin Diāna.

PronunciationEdit

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɐ.nɐ/, /ˈd͡ʒjɐ.nɐ/

Proper nounEdit

Diana f

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

See alsoEdit

• Artemisa

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SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiana/

Proper nounEdit

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

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Diana

	singular	plural
nominative	Diana	Diany
genitive	Diany	Dián
dative	Diane	Dianám
accusative	Dianu	Diany
locative	Diane	Dianách
instrumental	Dianou	Dianami

Derived termsEdit

• Dianka

Further readingEdit

• Diana in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin Diāna.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjana/, [ˈd̪jana]

Proper nounEdit

Diana f

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

Related termsEdit

• Dayana

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SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Diana c (genitive Dianas)

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