Diane
\djan\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Vers 1150.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Vers 1150 |
| Pronunciation | \djan\ |
| Also spelled | Dianne, Dyan, Dyane |
| Compound names | Diane-Alexandra, Diane-Astrid, Diane-Charlotte, Diane-Laure, Diane-Marie, Diane-Sophie, Marie-Diane |
Origin and meaning
From Latin Diāna.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
In literature
« Diane souriait tristement. Elle avait besoin de cinquante mille francs, pour boucher une dette criarde de son cousin Gaston d’Aivenille, […]. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Xenophôn (Somain (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).