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Daine
How to Pronounce Daine
Pronounced DAYN /ˈdeɪn/Medium
Meaning: Daine is usually a variant spelling of Dane, or a trimmed form of Diane, the French and English name tied to the Roman goddess Diana. The route depends on the family, so it is read both ways.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Daine sits between two parents. It can be a variant of Dane, or a slimmed form of Diane, the French and English name descended from Diana, the Roman moon-and-hunt goddess. Its single crisp syllable made it an easy, modern-feeling respelling in the mid twentieth century.
Daine was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1964, and it slipped from the records by the nineteen-nineties. A girl named Daine then is in her early sixties today.
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What does the name Daine mean?
It is a spelling variant of Dane or a short form of Diane, the name tied to the Roman goddess Diana.
How do you pronounce Daine?
It is said DAYN /ˈdeɪn/, one syllable.
Is Daine a boy or girl name?
Daine is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Daine?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the middle of the nineteen-sixties.