Diana
[ˈdaɪ.ən.ə]Meaning
from Latin dia or diva, "goddess"; means "divine, goddesslike"
Background Story
Diana is a given name used since the Renaissance and in Albanian, Croatian, French, Hawaiian, Hungarian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene and English. It became more common in the English-speaking world after Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), which had a character named Diana Vernon.
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
A Spanish variant of Diana
Deanna
Either a variant of Diana or a feminine form of Dean
Debby
A common diminutive form of Deborah, meaning 'bee' in Hebrew.