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Diane en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /daɪˈæn/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

steak Diane

Descendants

Daiane