diana

Di-a-na · proper noun

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Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name of Latin origin.

  2. 2.

    (Roman mythology) The goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature, equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis.

Related words

See also: goddess, mythology

Etymology

From Latin Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt and moon. The name is possibly related to divus meaning "divine" or connected to an earlier Italic deity. Popular since ancient times and revived in the Renaissance.