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Dianne
Say it: dy-AN
Meaning
A spelling of Diane, the French form of Diana, the Roman goddess, probably from a root meaning 'divine, of the sky'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
An American spelling most common in the 1940s and 1950s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1940s
In the United States
- 95,374 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1945, about 1 in 362 girls
- 25 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Diane, Dian
| French | Diane |
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Famous bearers
- Dianne Feinstein, US senator
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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