Diana is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of Indo - European and Semitic origins.

Variants

* Female: Daiana ** Altered: Dianella ** Hypochoristic: Anella,

Nella Nella is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Nella Maria Bonora (1904–1990), Italian actress * Nella Giacomelli (1873–1949), Italian anarchist * Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American modernist novelist born Nelly Walker * Nella ...

Nina Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq * Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, ...

Didi, Di

Variants in other languages

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Diana * Croatian: Dijana *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Diana, Diantha * French: Diane * German: Diana * Hawaiian: Kiana * English: Diana, Dianah, Dianna, Dyana, Dyanna,

Deanna Deanna or DeAnna is a feminine given name. People with the given name * DeAnna Bennett (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Deanna Bogart (born 1959), American blues singer, pianist, and saxophone player * Deanna Brooks (born 1974), Americ ...

** Hypochoristic: Di, Dee *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

: Diana *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Diana *

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

: Daiena *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Diana * Russian: Диана (''Diana'') * Serbian: Дијана (''Dijana'') *

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

: Dijana * Spanish: Diana

Origin and diffusion

Diana recalls the Greek and

Roman goddess Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, ''Roman mythology'' may also refer to the modern study of these representat ...

Diana. Diana translates to Artemis form latin. The name can be traced back to the

Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo-E ...

root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the sur ...

''dyeu'' or ''dyeus'' and div- meaning "to shine" or "sky", ''dius'', ''deus'' and ''diwio'', "deity, god, godlike" and dium meaning Universe. The meanings are therefore "heavenly", "holy", "divine", "demonic", "celestial", "cosmic", "nebulous", "chaotic", "abyssal", "void", "luminous", "shining", 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 The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe. Acc ...

outer space Outer space, commonly shortened to space, is the expanse that exists beyond Earth and its atmosphere and between celestial bodies. Outer space is not completely empty—it is a near-perfect vacuum containing a low density of particles, pred ...

". Diana was already in use as a given name in

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 B ...

, but exclusively outside Christian circles, in which it was seen as a

pagan Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...

name. In Italy, the variant "Daiana", an adaptation based on the English pronunciation, is also common. The French variant "Diane" gained popularity during the 19th century.

People

Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her ac ...

, British humanitarian who was also a member of the British royal family *

Diana Kobzanova Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

, Czech topmodel * Diana, Brazilian singer *

Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval ''Dona'' Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval (born 25 July 1978), more commonly known as Diana de Cadaval, is a Portuguese author and noblewoman. The duchess has authored several books on Portuguese history and Portuguese arch ...

, Portuguese noblewoman *

Dianna Agron Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After primarily dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring charac ...

, American actress *

Diana Athill Diana Athill (21 December 1917 – 23 January 2019) was a British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company Andre Deutsch Ltd. Early life ...

, British literary editor, novelist and memoirist *

Diana Beck Diana Jean Kinloch Beck (29 June 1900 – 3 March 1956) was an English neurosurgeon and possibly the first female neurosurgeon. She established the neurosurgery service at Middlesex Hospital in London, where she gained a public profile for oper ...

, English neurosurgeon *

Diana Braithwaite Diana Braithwaite is a Canadian electric blues singer, songwriter and screenwriter. She is a multiple Maple Blues Awards, Maple Blues Award winner. More recently she has teamed up with Chris Whiteley and they have been acclaimed as "blues icons" ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter *

Diana Bulimar Diana Laura Bulimar (; born 22 August 1995) is a Romanian artistic gymnast and a 2-time European Champion with Romania. She was part of the Romanian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won the bronze medal. Junior career 2010 In April, Bu ...

, Romanian gymnast * Diana Chalá, Ecuadorian judoka *

Diana Chelaru Diana Maria Chelaru (; born 15 August 1993) is a Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early gymnastics career Chelaru started to train for gymnastics at CSS Oneşti Club with coaches Elena Dra ...

, Romanian gymnast *

Diana Churchill Diana Spencer-Churchill (11 July 1909 – 20 October 1963) was the eldest daughter of British statesman Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill. Personal life Diana Churchill was born at 33 Eccleston ...

, daughter of Sir Winston Churchill *

Diana Damrau Diana Damrau (; born 31 May 1971) is a German soprano who achieved international fame for her performances, primarily in opera, but also in concert and lieder. She has been successful in coloratura soprano roles since her early career, and gradua ...

, German operatic soprano *

Diana Davis Diana Sergeevna Davis (russian: Диана Сергеевна Дэвис, born 16 January 2003) is an American-born Russian ice dancer who represents Russia. With her partner, Gleb Smolkin, she is the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup champion and the 2022 R ...

, Russian figure skater * Diana Davies (athlete), British high jumper *

Diana Davies (actress) Diana Davies (born 20 July 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for playing roles in two long-running ITV soap operas; Norma Ford in ''Coronation Street'' and Caroline Bates in ''Emmerdale Farm'' between 1984 and 199 ...

, British actress *

Diana DeGarmo Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 as the runner-up of the third season of ''American Idol'', releasing her debut studio album, '' Blue Skies'', later that year. The ...

, American singer and Broadway actress *

Diana degli Andalò Diana degli Andalò, OP (1201 – 10 June 1236), sometimes d'Andalo, was a Dominican nun who founded a convent for her order dedicated to Saint Agnes in Italy. Diana d'Andalò was born into a powerful Roman family in Bologna, Italy in 1201. ...

, 13th-century Italian Dominican nun and convent superior beatified by the Roman Catholic Church *

Diana Dimova Diana Dimova ( bg, Диана Димова; born 7 August 1984) is a Bulgarian badminton player. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won 13 titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles events. Achievements BWF International ...

(born 1984), Bulgarian badminton player *

Diana Dors Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 19314 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was pr ...

, English actress *

Diana Haddad Diana Haddad ( ar, ديانا حداد; born 1 October 1976) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and television personality who also holds Emirati citizenship and is based in the United Arab Emirates. Haddad is one of the most popular Arabic pop mus ...

, Lebanese pop singer *

Diana Hajiyeva Diana Hajiyeva ( az, Diana Hacıyeva, , russian: Диана Гаджиева; born 13 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani singer and songwriter. She is a member and the lead vocalist of the group Dihaj, which represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Son ...

, Azerbaijani singer-songwriter *

Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant. She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World. She also won three subtitles during the pageant and is the on ...

, Miss World 1997 from India. *

Diana Hoddinott Diana M Hoddinott (born 1941) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Annie Hacker, the wife of Jim Hacker, in the television comedy serials ''Yes Minister'' and ''Yes, Prime Minister''. She also had a role in the historical film ...

, British actress * Diana Ibrahim, Lebanese actress and voice actress * Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, Romanian lawyer and politician * Diana Jones, American singer-songwriter *

Diana Karazon Diana Karazon ( ar, ديانا كرزون; born October 30, 1983) is a Jordanian singer of Arabic pop, television host, and actress. She won ''Superstar'', the Arabic version of ''Pop Idol''. Karazon was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait, but her ori ...

, Jordanian singer *

Diana King Diana King (born 8 November 1970) is a Jamaican-American singer-songwriter who performs a mixture and fusion of reggae, reggae fusion and dancehall. They were born to an Indo-Jamaican mother and an Afro-Jamaican father. They are best known f ...

, Jamaican singer *

Diana Körner Diana Körner (born 24 September 1944) is a German actress. Outside Germany she is known for her brief appearance as Lieschen in Stanley Kubrick's film '' Barry Lyndon''. Selected filmography * '' Creature with the Blue Hand'' (1967), as Myr ...

, German actress *

Diana Kovacheva Diana Kovacheva ( bg, Диана Ковачева, born 16 July 1975) is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician, who served as justice minister from 30 November 2011 to 21 February 2013. Early life and education Kovacheva was born in Sofia in 1975. ...

, Bulgarian lawyer and politician *

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, '' Billboard'' maga ...

, Canadian jazz pianist and singer * Diana Kurien, Indian actress * Diana Lie, alias of Iranian-Norwegian model Aylar Lie * Diana MacManus, American backstroke swimmer *

Diana Matheson Diana Beverly Matheson (born April 6, 1984) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played for the Canada national team from 2003 to 2020 and multiple professional women's teams over the course of her career. She is best known for ...

, Canadian football midfielder *

Diana Meier Diana Meier is a former professional basketball player and television actress. Diana is known for her hook shot and taught Hakeem Olajuwon his hook shot while attending the University of Houston. After college, Meier became a professional baske ...

, American basketball player and actress *

Diana Mitford Diana, Lady Mosley (''née'' Freeman-Mitford; 17 June 191011 August 2003) was one of the Mitford sisters. In 1929 she married Bryan Walter Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, with whom she was part of the Bright Young Things social group o ...

, English writer, fascist, one of the Mitford sisters *

Diana Msewa Diana Lucas Msewa (born 5 November 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ausfaz Assa Zag and the Tanzania women's national team. International career In 2019, Msewa earned a call up to the Tanzania women's ...

, Tanzanian footballer *

Diana Muldaur Diana Muldaur (born August 19, 1938) is an American film and television actress. Muldaur's television roles include Rosalind Shays on ''L.A. Law'' and Dr. Katherine Pulaski in the second season of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. She also ...

, American television and film actress *

Diana Nyad Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan () and in 1979 when she swam from North Bi ...

, American author, journalist, motivational speaker and long-distance swimmer *

Diana Pickler Diana Lynn Pickler (born December 9, 1983) is an American heptathlete from Shreveport, Louisiana. She has represented her country at the Olympic and World Championship levels and was the 2009 US heptathlon champion. Her twin sister, Julie Pickl ...

, American heptathlete *

Diana Pineda Diana Isabel Pineda Zuleta (born September 6, 1984) is a female diving (sport), diver from Colombia, who competed in two Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000. She claimed three medals at the South American Swimming Champions ...

, Colombian diver *

Diane de Poitiers Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and family' ...

, French aristocrat * Diana Redhouse, British artist *

Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg (20 July 193810 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series '' The Avengers'' (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in '' On H ...

, English actress *

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

, American singer and actress *

Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford (née Lady Diana Spencer; 31 July 1710 – 27 September 1735), was a member of the Spencer family, chiefly remembered because of an unsuccessful attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Frederick, Prince of W ...

Diana Sands Diana Patricia Sands (August 22, 1934September 21, 1973) was an American actress, perhaps most known for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character, Walter, in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Ha ...

, American actress * Diana Šatkauskaitė, Lithuanian handballer *

Diana Sowle Diana Mae Sowle ( Laumer; June 19, 1930 – October 19, 2018) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Charlie Bucket's mother in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. Early life Born as Diana Mae Laum ...

, American actress *

Diana Staehly Diana Staehly (born 31 October 1977) is a German actress. Education Staehly's training began in 1997, when she first took private acting lessons. In 2000 she was trained at the Hollywood Acting Workshop in Cologne. She moved to New York City in ...

, German actress *

Diana Starkova Diana Starkova is a French beauty queen of Monegasque origin, who won Miss Europe beauty pageant.

, French beauty queen, Miss Europe 2016 * Diana Stöcker, German politician *

Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has w ...

, Russian-American basketball player *

Diana Torrieri Diana Torrieri ( Angela Vittoria Torrieri; 9 August 1913 – 27 March 2007) was an Italian actress. She worked in theater, films, television and radio. Life and career Born in Canosa di Puglia, Torrieri made her professional debut in ...

, Italian actress * Diana Vaisman, Belarusian-born Israeli sprinter *

Diana Vickers Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer, who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on ''The X Factor'' in 2008. Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and, after to ...

, English singer *

Diana Vishneva Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (''also trans.'' Vishnyova; russian: Диана Викторовна Вишнёва; born 13 July 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ball ...

, Russian ballerina *

Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was a French-American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine ''Harper's Bazaar'' and as editor-in-chief at ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', later becoming a special c ...

, American fashion editor of ''Harper's Bazaar'' and editor-in-chief of ''Vogue'' *

Diana Williams Diana Williams (born July 18, 1958) is a retired American television journalist. She was a news anchor at WABC television in New York City, where she co-anchored the one-hour 5 p.m. ''Eyewitness News'' broadcast. She also hosted the Sunday mo ...

, American journalist for ''Eyewitness News'' in New York City *

Diana Yukawa is a Japanese-born British solo violinist and composer. She has released four solo albums and one digital EP. Personal life Yukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, to English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly and Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa one month af ...

, Japanese-British violinist and composer *

Mike Diana Michael Christopher DianaShepherd, Chuck (August 1994). "Loony Toons: Florida puts the boot to a cartoonist". "The Playboy Forum". ''Playboy'' magazine. Pages 41-43 (born 1969) is an American underground cartoonist. His work, which is largely self ...

, American underground cartoonist

Fictional people

*Diana, a character in the American TV miniseries

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and ''

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'' *

Diana A This is a list of characters from the anime and manga series ''Mazinger Z'', ''Great Mazinger'', ''Grendizer'', and ''Mazinkaiser'', as well as the '' Shin Mazinger'' reboot. It lists the main players of the plots as well as minor characters or ...

, fictional mecha, Mazinger Z sidekick, after the demise of Aphrodite A *Diana Burnwood, a character in

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*Diana Cavendish, one of the main characters in the anime series ''

Little Witch Academia is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator Train ...

'' * Diana (Dyosa), a character in ''Dyosa'' *Diana Wrayburn, a character from

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Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments (series), ''The Mortal Instruments''.'' Per ...

* Diana (MÄR), a major antagonist in the manga and anime series ''MÄR'' * Diana (''Sailor Moon''), a fictional cat character in the Japanese anime and manga series ''Sailor Moon'' * Diana (''V'' TV series), the main antagonist in the 1980s science fiction TV franchise ''V'' *

Diana Barry ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

, a character in L. M. Montgomery's ''Anne of Green Gables'' *Diana Bishop, the central character of ''A Discovery of Witches'' * Diana Lombard, one of the main characters in the French-Canadian animated series ''

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'' *

Diana Prince Diana Prince is a fictional character appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, as the secret identity of the Amazonian superhero Wonder Woman, who bought the credentials and identity from a United States Army nurse named Diana Pri ...

, the secret identity of the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman *Diana, Scorn of the Moon, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''

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'' *Diana the Acrobat, from the ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' animated series *

, the main character in series 5 of the television series ''Sliders''

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