Diane

Middle English

proper noun

Definitions

(mythology) The Roman goddess of the hunt; Diana.
(astronomy) The celestial body closest to the Earth, considered to be a planet in the system as well as the boundary between the Earth and the heavens; the Moon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Diāna (goddess of the hunt).

Origin

Latin

Diāna

Gloss

goddess of the hunt

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Diana English
Dianium Latin
Diāna Latin
Dīāna Latin
dianāticus Latin
Диана Russian
Diana Spanish, Castilian
Diana Portuguese
zână Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
zanë Albanian
dzãnã Aromanian
xana Asturian