Diana

(dī anə)

noun

  1. a feminine name: dim. Di; Fr. Diane
  2. Rom. Myth. the virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting: identified with the Greek Artemis

Origin: ML < L < *Diviana < divus, dius, divine: see deity

See Diana in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Roman Mythology
The virgin goddess of hunting and childbirth, traditionally associated with the moon and identified with the Greek Artemis.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin Diāna; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots

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, Princess of Wales. Title of Lady Diana Frances Spencer. 1961-1997.

British consort of Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1981 until their divorce in 1996.

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