Girl · Greek, through French and English
Diamond
Say it: DY-mund
Meaning
From the name of the gemstone, from Greek adamas 'unconquerable'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A jewel name used mainly in the US from the 1980s, especially by African-American families.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1990s
In the United States
- 35,403 babies given this name since 1897
- At its height in 1999, about 1 in 821 girls
- 198 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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