# Diane/Dianne/Diana/Dianna/Deanna, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Girl Names\ **Created:** [February 1, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198 "2012-02-01T15:52:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mischa](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/mischa/32/285_2.png) [@Mischa](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Mischa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/21 "2012-07-20T09:04:23Z")
[name]Diana[/name] is a lovely, elegant and feminine name with royal and mythological associations. All of the other variants don’t feel as fresh to me. [name]Diane[/name] was a 1950’s era name so it’s “dated” to that period of time for me. The spellings with two n’s are overkill and [name]Deanna[/name] is more 60’s-80’s style so it’s “dated” as well (even though there was a golden age Hollywood actress named [name]Deanna[/name] Durbin). ---
**Author:** ![vicioustrollop9](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/vicioustrollop9/32/645_2.png) [@vicioustrollop9](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/vicioustrollop9)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/22 "2012-07-20T09:06:59Z")
> [@pansy](#): > > When I first read that, I was thinking, “That can’t be right. She didn’t die that long ago. A kid born the same year [name]Princess[/name] [name]Diana[/name] died would only be…15. Huh.” LOL. Now I feel old! That made me feel old as well! My goodness, was it really that long ago? ---
**Author:** ![dresdendoll](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/dresdendoll/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@dresdendoll](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/dresdendoll)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/23 "2013-02-12T21:49:39Z")
[name]Diane[/name]/[name]Dianne[/name] is centuries-old and should not be relegated to 1950s-era status…think [name]Diane[/name] de Poitiers (1499–1566). Also, check [Ancestry.com](http://Ancestry.com), and you’ll find numerous Dianes and Diannes from the 1800s and earlier. ---
**Author:** ![IsabelleMarie](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/isabellemarie/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@IsabelleMarie](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/IsabelleMarie)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/24 "2013-02-12T21:54:55Z")
I have a friend named [name]Dianne[/name] and I much prefer this spelling compared to [name]Diane[/name]. I also have an Aunt [name]Diana[/name] not a fan of this name at all! ---
**Author:** ![lexikj](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/lexikj/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@lexikj](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/lexikj)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/25 "2013-02-12T21:59:32Z")
I think [name]Diana[/name] is beautiful and should be considered more of a classic. love the goddess association. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stripedsocks](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/stripedsocks/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@stripedsocks](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/stripedsocks)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/26 "2013-02-12T23:55:29Z")
I find -anne suffixes to always sound harsh and nasal. So [name]Diane[/name]/[name]Dianne[/name] does poorly for me. [name]Diana[/name] is nicer. I’m no huge fan but it’s a pleasant name with a good bit of historic weight to it. Personally there’s many other [name]Greco[/name]-[name]Roman[/name] pantheon names I find far more appealing, starting with [name]Diana[/name]'s Greek analogue, [name]Artemis[/name], and continuing for about fifty other names before [name]Diana[/name] ranks. [name]Artemis[/name]/[name]Artemesia[/name] would feel far more ethereal to me than [name]Diana[/name].I I think [name]Dianna[/name] with two n’s looks weird. I say that as a person with a two-n name who ought to have a one n - ana instead of anna specifically - and it’s been an enormous pain in the ass over the years and I still think about legally fixing it to the classic spelling. [name]Dianna[/name] has no advantage over [name]Diana[/name] that I can see. ---
**Author:** ![uselesskitty](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/uselesskitty/32/2226_2.png) [@uselesskitty](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/uselesskitty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/27 "2013-02-13T06:57:12Z")
[name]Diane[/name] is somewhat common where I live so it feels dated and middle-aged. [name]Diana[/name] on the other hand, I think is lovely and fresh. I have never met a [name]Diana[/name] and it seems like a very underused classic. I had mentioned it to my hubby, but he didn’t like it. I like it spelled [name]Diana[/name]. ---
**Author:** ![anton\_yelchin\_fan](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/anton_yelchin_fan/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anton\_yelchin\_fan](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/anton_yelchin_fan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/28 "2013-02-13T07:02:02Z")
No I love [name]Diana[/name]! It is so classic and pretty. And I like the “[name]Dianna[/name]” spelling as well. I also like [name]Diane[/name], but not as much because I think the “a” ending is nicer. The only one that I don’t like that you mentioned in your title is [name]Deanna[/name]. That doesn’t strike me as classic. ---
**Author:** ![lizabethm](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/lizabethm/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@lizabethm](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/lizabethm)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/29 "2013-02-13T07:19:29Z")
I love [name]Diana[/name] - it’s on my short list. But not a big fan of [name]Diane[/name] or any of the other variants. ---
**Author:** ![augustbaby2013](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/augustbaby2013/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@augustbaby2013](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/augustbaby2013)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/30 "2013-02-13T16:00:02Z")
I love both. I think for a first name, [name]Diana[/name] is a little prettier. We will use [name]Diane[/name] as our middle name, if we have a girl. (It’s a family name). ---
**Author:** ![polka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/polka/32/2823_2.png) [@polka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/polka)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/31 "2013-02-13T16:21:13Z")
I love this! It will always be stylish and classic. It also has an amazing namesake- [name]Princess[/name] [name]Di[/name]! ---
**Author:** ![Castles](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/castles/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Castles](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Castles)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/32 "2013-02-14T03:56:05Z")
My favorite variation is [name]Dianna[/name]. I also like [name]Diandra[/name]. ---
**Author:** ![ainmnua](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/ainmnua/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@ainmnua](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/ainmnua)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198/33 "2013-03-04T04:17:15Z")
[name]Diane[/name] is my favourite. It’s a timeless classic and far more universal than the other variants. [name]Diana[/name] is a little too fussy or prissy sounding, an extra ‘n’ anywhere just looks like a misspelling and [name]Deanna[/name] just sounds like it is trying far too hard. [name]Diane[/name] is more historic than any of the others and more solid and complete sounding than any variants. [Previous page](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/diane-dianne-diana-dianna-deanna-etc/166198.md?page=1)