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Diana

English translation/equivalent: Diana, Diane, Dianna, Dianne

Origin: Derived from the Greek dia, feminine form of the adjective dius "celestial, luminous, divine," and Latinized into Divia and Diviana. Name of the goddess of the forests, of hunting, and the moon.

Name Day/Onomastico: June 10—in honor of St. Diana of Andalò of Bologna.

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