Diana
[ˈdaɪ.ən.ə]Meaning
means "divine, goddesslike"; a derivative of Latin dia or diva, "goddess"
Background Story
Diana has been used regularly as a given name since the Renaissance. It became more common in the English-speaking world following Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), which featured a character named Diana Vernon, and it also appeared in George Meredith's novel Diana of the Crossways (1885). It is used in Albanian, Croatian, French, Hawaiian, Hungarian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene. Related forms include Diane, Dianna and the diminutive Di.
Variations
Diane, Dianna, Dianae
Related Names
Devina
Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian use; also a Slovene settlement name
Celia
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius
Celie
A given name recorded in English, feminine
Dacey
Anglicized form of Irish Déiseach, a member of a vassal community called Déise
Danna
Feminine form of Daniel or Dan
Daria
Feminine form of Darius, of Old Persian origin
Dasha
Russian diminutive of Darya.
Dayana
Spanish variant of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation
Deanna
Either a variant of Diana or a feminine form of Dean
Debby
English diminutive of Deborah, formed with the -y suffix