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diana

/daɪˈænə/

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What does diana mean?

noun

  1. A Diana monkey.
  2. A Diana fritillary.

proper noun

  1. The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. 78 Diana, a main belt asteroid.
  2. The Moon; the Moon as a deity.
  3. A female given name from Latin.

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IPA pronunciation

/daɪˈænə/

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“I should think she would better punish Diana for being so greedy as to drink three glassfuls of anything,” said Marilla shortly.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
I will weep for nothing, like Diana in the fountain, and I will do that when you are disposed to be merry.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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At breakfast I announced to Diana and Mary that I was going a journey, and should be absent at least four days.
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260
Some of the old authors speak of it as the dog which in the times of ancient mythology Diana presented to Procris.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
And she was thus changed and transformed, from a fair damosel, into likeness of a dragon, by a goddess that was clept Diana.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782