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Dianah
How to Pronounce Dianah
Pronounced dy-AN-uh /daɪˈæn.ə/Medium
Meaning: Dianah is a spelling of Diana with a silent -h, perhaps echoing the biblical Dinah. Diana was the Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt and childbirth; her name is usually traced to a root meaning 'divine' or 'heavenly.' The added -h is a spelling flourish rather than a change in origin.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Dianah is a variant spelling of Diana, the Roman goddess of the moon and hunt, from a root meaning 'divine' or 'heavenly.' It appears in United States records from about 1943 and reached its small high in the late 1950s, when Diana itself was fashionable. It was never common in this spelling, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.
A Dianah from that high would be a grandmother now, and the name reads as an ornamental variant of the graceful, classic Diana. The plain spelling always dominated; Dianah survives as a period -h form, quietly touched by the biblical Dinah.
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What does the name Dianah mean?
It is a spelling of Diana, the Roman goddess of the moon and hunt, usually traced to a root meaning 'divine' or 'heavenly.'
How do you pronounce Dianah?
It's said dy-AN-uh /daɪˈæn.ə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Dianah a boy or girl name?
Dianah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dianah?
It has always been rare, a variant spelling of Diana given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.