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Diana (name) Diana is a feminine given name of Indo - European and Semitic origins. Variants * Female: Daiana ** Altered: Dianella ** Hypochoristic: Anella, Nella, Nina Didi, Di Variants in other languages * Catalan: Diana * Croatian: Dijana * Dutch: Di ...
, a given name (including a list of people with the name) *
Diana (mythology) Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in ...
, ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), formerly Lady Diana Spencer, was an activist, philanthropist, and member of the British royal family


Places and jurisdictions


Africa

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Diana (see) Ain Zana (Aïn-Zana) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is the site of Diana Veteranorum, a former ancient city and bishopric in Numidia. It is now the Latin Catholic titular see, Diana. ...
, a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria * Diana's Peak, the highest point on the island of Saint Helena *
Diana Region Diana is a region in Madagascar at the northeast part of the island. It borders the regions of Sava to the southeast and Sofia to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,266 km2, and had a population of 889,736 in 2018. The regional capital i ...
, a region in Madagascar *
Diana Veteranorum Diana Veteranorum, today a village called Ain Zana (Aïn Zana), was an ancient Roman- Berber city in Algeria. It was located around 40 km northwest of Lambaesis and 85 km southwest of Cirta. History Diana Veteranorum was founded in ...
, an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in Algeria


Americas

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Diana, New York Diana is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2010 census. The town is on the northeastern border of the county and is located northeast of Watertown. The northwestern section of Diana is in the Fort ...
, a town in Lewis County, New York, United States * Diana, Saskatchewan, a ghost town in Canada


Asia

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Diana, Iraq Soran () or Diana (, ) is a city in Erbil Governorate, and the capital of Soran District in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Soran is one of the largest cities in Kurdistan Region with a population of about 125,000 people. History The city and district o ...
, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan


Europe

* Diana (Rozvadov), an almost abandoned settlement in the Czech Republic * Diana, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south Poland * Diana Fortress, an ancient Roman castrum in Serbia *
Diana Park Kolmikulma ( sv, Trekanten; literally meaning "Triangle"), also known as the Diana Park, is a small, Right triangle, rectangular triangular-shaped park located in the Kaartinkaupunki district in the city center of Helsinki, Finland. It is limited ...
, a small park in Helsinki, Finland * Diana Strait, a strait in the Kuril Islands, Russia * Diana, a different Roman fortress in the Serbian city of
Golubac Golubac ( sr-cyr, Голубац, ; ro, Golubăț) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of eastern Serbia. Situated on the right side of the Danube river, it is bordered by Romania to the east, Veliko Gradište to ...


Astronomy

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78 Diana Diana (minor planet designation: 78 Diana) is a large and dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on March 15, 1863, and named after Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt. The asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a d ...
, an asteroid *
Diana (crater) Mons Esam is a small, isolated mountain in the northern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located to the southeast of the crater Vitruvius and to the west-northwest of Lyell. To the northeast of this ridge is the bay called Sinus Amoris. ...
, a crater on the Moon


Media


Books and comics

* ''Diana'' (pastoral romance), a 1559 text by Jorge de Montemayor * Diana (Sailor Moon), the future daughter of Artemis and Luna, good friends with Pluto and Chibiusa; named for the goddess *
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
's real name, despite having more to do with Greek than Roman mythology * ''Diana'', a British comics series targeted at young girls, published by
DC Thomson DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', '' The Evening Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor W ...
from 1963 to 1976


Film

* ''Diana'' (film), a 2013 British film about Diana, Princess of Wales * ''
4 Hearts ''4 Hearts'' ( pt, 4 Copas) is a Portuguese film directed by Manuel Mozos, released in 2009 and produced by Rosa Filmes. The cast features Rita Martins, Filipe Duarte, João Lagarto, Margarida Marinho and Diana Costa e Silva. Plot As a ...
'', a 2008 Portuguese film developed under the title ''Diana'' * Diana (''Lights Out''), a character in the 2013 and 2016 films


Television

* ''Diana'' (U.S. TV series), a 1973–1974 sitcom starring Diana Rigg * ''Diana'' (UK TV series), a 1984 drama starring Patsy Kensit and Jenny Seagrove * "Diana" (''Spooks''), 2005, final episode of the 4th series of ''Spooks'', concerning the former Princess of Wales


Theatre

* ''Diana'' (musical), a 2019 musical based on the life of Princess Diana


Music

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Diana (band) DIANA is a Canadian synthpop band, consisting of Carmen Elle (vocals), Joseph Shabason (keyboards) and Kieran Adams (drums). Their debut album ''Perpetual Surrender'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.< ...
, a rock group from Toronto, Canada


Albums

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Diana! ''Diana!'' is the first solo television special of American singer Diana Ross and aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The special was choreographed by David Winters of ''West Side Story'' fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage an ...
'', a 1971 Diana Ross TV special, also released as live album * ''Diana'' (album), a 1980 Chic-produced album by Diana Ross


Songs

* "Diana" (Paul Anka song), 1957 * "Diana", a single by Comus from their 1971 album ''
First Utterance ''First Utterance'' is the debut album of the progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song "Diana" being released as a single. ''First Utterance'' was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychede ...
'' * "Diana", a song by Wayne Shorter from Herbie Hancock's 1977 album '' Tempest in the Colosseum'' * "Diana" (Bryan Adams song), 1984 * "Diana" (One Direction song), 2013 * "Diana" (Pop Smoke song), 2020 * "What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana" or just "Diana", Merle Haggard and The Strangers from the 1976 album ''
The Roots of My Raising ''The Roots of My Raising'' is the 21st studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released in 1976. It was his third release in 1976 and his last on the Capitol label until his return in 2004. It reached number 8 o ...
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Paintings

* ''Diana'' (Vouet), a 1637 painting * ''Diana'' (Renoir painting), an 1867 painting


Sculptures

* ''Diana'' (Felderhoff), an 1898 bronze sculpture in Berlin, Germany * ''Diana'' (Wiken), a public art work in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * ''Diana'' (Saint-Gaudens), an 1893 statue, a former New York City landmark *
Diana of Versailles The ''Diana of Versailles'' or ''Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt'' (french: Artémis, déesse de la chasse) is a slightly over-lifesize marble statue of the Roman goddess Diana (Greek: Artemis) with a deer. It is currently located in the Musée du ...


Technology

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Diana (agricultural machinery) Diana (Διάνα) is the brand name for agricultural machinery produced by Irene Chrissadakou A.E. a company located in Tavros ( Athens), Greece. Founded in 1976, it is one of the most successful light tractor A tractor is an engineering ...
, a Greek truck and tractor brand *
Diana (camera) The Diana camera is a plastic-bodied toy camera that uses 120 roll film and 35 mm film. The camera has a simple plastic meniscus lens. Originally marketed as an inexpensive novelty gift item, the Diana has been used to specifically take soft ...
, an inexpensive toy box camera popular with art photographers *
DIANA (intermediate language) DIANA, the Descriptive Intermediate Attributed Notation for Ada, is an intermediate language used to represent the semantics of an Ada program. It was originally designed as an interface between the front end (syntactic analysis) and middle (sema ...
, an IDL-based data structure used in Ada compilers and within the PL/SQL runtime system *
Diana (locomotive) ''Diana'' is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Kerr, Stuart and Company in 1909, and was delivered to the Kerry Tramway in Mid Wales, in 1917. After varied service in the Welsh slate industry, ''Diana'' was purchased by rail ...
, a steam locomotive * DIANA FEA, a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solver * DIANA Mayer & Grammelspacher, a German airgun manufacturer *
Diana Motors Company The Diana Motors Company was an early United States automobile manufacturing company. The company produced automobiles from 1925 to 1928. The St. Louis, MO, St. Louis based company was a subsidiary of the Moon Motor Car company. The company did ...
, a Vintage Era automobile company * DIANA (DIvisive ANAlysis), a divisive clustering algorithm * Diana, an NPC ''(Non-Player Character)'' in
Hypixel Hypixel, officially the Hypixel Network, is a ''Minecraft'' minigame server released on April 13, 2013, by Simon "Hypixel" Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette, and is managed and run by Hypixel Inc. Hypixel is only available on the Java ...
's MMORPG gamemode, ''Skyblock''


Other uses

* ''Diana'' (ship), a list of ships with the name *
Diana (swimwear) This is a list of notable swimwear A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing ...
, a swimwear manufacturer * Diana monkey, a West African member of the Old World monkey superfamily or Cercopithecidae *
Democratic Renewal Democratic Renewal (DIANA, Greek language, Greek: ''Δημοκρατική Ανανέωση'' (ΔΗ.ΑΝΑ.), ''Dimokratiki Ananeosi'') was a Greece, Greek political party founded by Konstantinos Stephanopoulos on September 6, 1985. It continue ...
(DIANA), a political party in Greece


See also

* Diana Department Store, a chain of department stores in southern Thailand * *
Diane (disambiguation) Diane may refer to: People *Diane (given name) Film * ''Diane'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''Diane'' (1956 film), a historical drama film starring Lana Turner * ''Diane'' (2017 film), a mystery film directed by Michael Mongillo * ''D ...
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Dianism Dianism is a 19th-century American spiritual sexual practice consisting of "sexual satisfaction from sexual contact" but without ejaculation. The practice was named for Diana, the Roman goddess of chastity, by American court reporter and astronom ...
, a form of coitus reservatus which can feature in sex magick {{Disambiguation, geo