Diana (name)

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Diana
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Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt.
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namemythological
Meaningheavenly, divinity, deity, shine, bright light, like diamond
Other names
Related names Deanna, Diane, Dianna, Kiana, Dana

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon. [1] [2]

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It came into use in the Anglosphere in the 1600s by classically educated parents as an English-language version of the French version of the name, Diane. [3] [4] [5]

Variants

Female

Male

There are no traditional male variants of the name Diana [ citation needed ], although there are some names that share the same sound, such as:

Unisex

In other languages

Origin and diffusion

Diana recalls the Greek and Roman goddess Diana. Diana translates to the Latin form Artemis. [7] [8] The name can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dyeu or *dyeus and *div- meaning "to shine" (diya-) or "sky", dius, deus and diwio, "deity, god, godlike" [7] and "dium" meaning "universe". [8] The meanings are therefore "heavenly", "holy", "divine", "demonic", "celestial", "cosmic", "nebulous", "chaotic", "abyssal", "void", "luminous", "shining", [7] and in a broader sense "which brings the day", "which has light", "which has divine power", "which belongs to the void/abyss/chaos" and "which comes from the Universe/outer space". The word "Diamond", or "Diamante" in French, is also brought from the Proto-Indo-European word "diya-", which means "bright light".

Diana was already in use as a given name in ancient Rome, but exclusively outside Christian circles, in which it was seen as a pagan name. [7] In Italy, the variant "Daiana", an adaptation based on the English pronunciation, is also common. [6] The French variant "Diane" gained popularity during the 19th century. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Uz ova imena dostojna princeza dijete neće trebati nadimak". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 20.
  3. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN   0-19-861060-2.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ferrari 1830, p. 627.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Llewellyn 2011, p. 172.
  6. 1 2 Galgani 2005, p. 215.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galgani 2005, p. 223.
  8. 1 2 3 Albaigès 1993, p. 88.

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