Diana

Proper noun

 * 1)  The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo. The virgin moon goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity.
 * So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and all the world worshippeth.
 * 1) * 1605 William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, 1870, page 56:
 * But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.
 * 1) * 1993 James Kirkup, Queens Have Died Young and Fair, P. Owen, ISBN 0720608864, page 94:
 * A wholesome British name like Diana, Anne, Margaret or Elizabeth impresses a judge much more than all your vulgar Marilyns, Donnas, Madonnas and Dawns.
 * 1) * 1993 James Kirkup, Queens Have Died Young and Fair, P. Owen, ISBN 0720608864, page 94:
 * A wholesome British name like Diana, Anne, Margaret or Elizabeth impresses a judge much more than all your vulgar Marilyns, Donnas, Madonnas and Dawns.

Related terms

 * Di
 * Diane
 * Dianna
 * Dianne

Thesaurus
Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Cynthia, Demeter, Despoina, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Hecate, Hekate, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Luna, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebe, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Selene, Tellus, Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus

Etymology
Unknown origin. Theories include relationships with Latin deus:, Latin dies: and a (reconstructed) name Divia.

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 * Vietnamese: thần Đi-anh


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Anagrams

 * Aidan, Nadia, naiad

Proper noun

 * , cognate to Diana.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Diana

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 * 1)  Diana

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 * 1)  Diana

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 * 1)  Diana

Anagrams

 * andai, danai

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 * 1)  Diana

Related terms

 * Dayana

Proper noun

 * 1)  Diana