Diana (given name)
Diana(pisi) is a feminine given name probably derived from an Indo-European root word referring to the divine. It is the name of the Roman goddess Diana, the goddess of the moon, the hunt, forests, and childbirth.[1] The French form of the name is Diane.
Diana has consistently ranked among the top 200 names used for girls born in the United States since the 1930s. It was the 107th most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2007. It was the 96th most common name for girls and women in the United States in the 1990 census. Diana ranks among the 100 most popular names for baby girls born in Hungary, Spain, and Ukraine, where it was among the top 10 most popular names for baby girls born in 2008.[2][3]
It may refer to:
People bearing the name:
- Diana,Pisu
- Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Diana (singer), Brazilian singer
- Dianna Agron, actress
- Diana Akiyama, noted preacher
- Diana Chalá, Ecuadorian judoka
- Diana Chelaru, Romanian gymnast
- Diana Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston Churchill
- Diana Damrau, Operatic Soprano
- Diana Davies (athlete), British high jumper
- Diana Davies (actress), British actress
- Diana DeGarmo, American singer and Broadway actress
- Diana Dors (1931–1984), English actress
- Diana Haddad, Lebanese pop singer
- Diana Hoddinott (born 1945), British actress
- Diana Jones (singer-songwriter), American singer-songwriter
- Diana Karazon, Arabian singer
- Diana Krall, jazz pianist and singer
- Diana Kurien, Indian actress
- Diana Lie, alias of Iranian-Norwegian model Aylar Lie
- Diana MacManus, American backstroke swimmer
- Diana Matheson, Canadian football (soccer) midfielder
- Diana Mitford, English writer,fascist, one of the Mitford sisters
- Diana Muldaur, American television and film actress
- Diana Pickler, American heptathlete
- Diana Pineda, Colombian diver
- Diana Rigg, English actress
- Diana Ross, American singer and actress
- Diana Vickers, X Factor contestant
- Diana Williams, American journalist for Eyewitness News in New York City
- Diana Yukawa, English/Japanese violinist
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