Diana

See also: diana and Diāna

English

Diana (1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 19:27:

     :

     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 terms

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

Derived terms

• Diana monkey

Related terms

• Di
• Diane
• Dianna
• Dianne

Descendants

• → Hawaiian: Kiana
  • → English: Kiana

Translations

Roman goddess

• Czech: Diana (cs) f
• Danish: Diana
• Dutch: Diana (nl) f
• Estonian: Diana
• French: Diane (fr) f
• German: Diana (de) f
• Greek: Άρτεμις (el) f (Ártemis)
• 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)

Noun

Diana (plural Dianas)

1. A Diana monkey.

See also

• Cynthia
• Delia

References

Anagrams

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

---

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Diana, borrowed from Latin Diāna

Proper noun

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

---

Czech

Proper noun

Diana f

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

Further reading

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

---

Danish

Proper noun

Diana

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

---

Estonian

Proper noun

Diana

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

---

Faroese

Proper noun

Diana f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Diana

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Diana
Accusative	Dianu
Dative	Dianu
Genitive	Dianu

---

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Diana

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

---

Italian

Proper noun

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

Anagrams

• andai, danai

---

Japanese

Romanization

Diana

1. Rōmaji transcription of ディアナ

---

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /diˈaː.na/

Proper noun

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.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Diāna	Diānae
Genitive	Diānae	Diānārum
Dative	Diānae	Diānīs
Accusative	Diānam	Diānās
Ablative	Diānā	Diānīs
Vocative	Diāna	Diānae

Descendants

•  ? → Albanian: zanë (disputed)
• Aromanian: dzãnã
• Asturian: xana
• → English: Diana, Diane
  • → Hawaiian: Kiana
    • → English: Kiana
• → French: Diane
• Galician: xa, xan
• → Italian: Diana
• → Polish: Diana
• → Portuguese: Diana
• Romanian: zână
• Sardinian: giàna
• → Spanish: Diana

References

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

---

Middle English

Proper noun

Diana

1. Alternative form of Diane

References

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

---

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Diana f

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

See also

• Artemisa

---

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiana/

Proper noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Diana

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

Derived terms

• Dianka

Further reading

• Diana in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

---

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Diāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjana/, [ˈd̪jana]

Proper noun

Diana f

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

Related terms

• Dayana

---

Swedish

Proper noun

Diana c (genitive Dianas)

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