Diane

D2I1A1N1E1
UK/₍ˌ₎daɪˈæn/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century

CommonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper nounDiane (plural Dianes)

plural Dianes

  1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century

    Oddly enough, there was a woman involved. I remember nothing about her except her name: Diane. It was an improbable name in connection with Bertie, particularly in the wilds of Kent. However, Diane was there.

    1979, Penelope Mortimer, About Time, Allan Lane, →ISBN, page 83
    1 more example

    Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.

    2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN

Origin

  1. LatinDiāna
  2. FrenchDiane
  3. EnglishDiane

An anglicization of French Diane, from Latin Diāna. Doublet of Diana

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Cite this entry
APA

Diane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diane

MLA

“Diane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Diane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diane.

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