# Diane

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /daɪˈæn/ · frequency rank #9,166

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century

## Etymology
An anglicization of French Diane, from Latin Diāna. Doublet of Diana

## Easily confused with
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-die)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-din)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-done)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dive)
- **dice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dice)
- **dime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dime)
- **dire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dire)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-ding)
- **Diaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-diaz)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dine)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dino)
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dion)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dune)
- **Dina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dina)
- **dias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dias)
- **dike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dike)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dint)
- **DINK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-dink)
- **didnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-didnt)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-diary)

## Common misspellings (5)
`daine`, `ddiane`, `diaen`, `dinae`, `idane`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diane