Iana

iana IANA -iana i- -ana English Etymology From en ro Iana. Proper noun en commune county/Vaslui c/Romania. Latin Alternative forms la Dīāna Diāna Jāna Etymology la Iāna :from Diāna 1 Variant of la Diāna shortened by en procope, from la itc-ola Dīāna by en syncope of la itc-ola Dīvāna. Compare la Iuppiter from itc-ola Diēspiter, la Iovis from itc-ola Diovis. Also see grc Διώνη, from a shared root whence by analogical formation also evolved la Iūnō Iūnō, Iūnōnis. Pronunciation Iāna 1 1 Proper noun Iāna<1.both> la religion The moon-goddess identified as en Diana, daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis. Declension Iāna<1.both> Descendants mul Jana genus 1 References Jana Jana Jāna Jana la Roman deities