English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Diana Pronunciation
Diana is pronounced dy-A-nuh, IPA /daɪˈænə/.
dy-A-nuh
US /daɪˈænə/
Syllables: dy · A · nuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun (personal name): A woman's name, also the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon.
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Diana in a Sentence
- Diana answered the door before I had knocked twice.
- Temples to Diana stood all over the Roman world.
- Her middle name is Diana, after her grandmother.
Common Mispronunciations of Diana
Not dee-AH-nuh
English opens this name with a long eye, dy, and gives the middle a flat a as in cat. The dee-AH-nuh reading belongs to Italian and Spanish.
Not DY-uh-nuh
Put the punch on the middle syllable. Opening loud produces Dinah, which is a different name altogether.
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