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Diane
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diane
English
Etymology
An anglicization of en fr Diane, from en la Diāna. en Diana
Pronunciation
en /₍ˌ₎daɪˈæn/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Diane.wav Southern England
en æn 2
Proper noun
s
en female Latin in the middle of the 20th century
en 1979 Penelope Mortimer About Time 83 Allan Lane 0713912367 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.
en Cindy Von Quednow South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 2025-10-06 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260407040306/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 7 April 2026
Derived terms
en steak Diane
Descendants
pt Daiane 1
Anagrams
en adein Adeni Aiden Edina Idean
French
Etymology
From fr la Diāna.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Diane.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Diane.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Diane.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-Diane.wav <<France>> (<<Agen>>)
Proper noun
f
fr Roman god Diana
fr female
Descendants
en Diane 1
Anagrams
fr daine
fr dénia
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Dyane Dian Dyan Diana Dyana
Etymology
From enm la Diāna.
Proper noun
enm proper noun
enm mythology The Roman goddess of the hunt; Diana.
enm 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
enm Lucyna, enm Phebe
planet enm mone, enm lune
Descendants
en Diane
References
Diana n MED11531 15 June 2018
enm Moons Planets Roman deities