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I was wondering what the meaning behind the name Deonna is. I couldn't find it anywhere on this web page. Hopefully somebody knows. Thanks
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Hey Matthew,
"Deonna" is probably a spelling and pronunciation variant of "Deanna", which itself is a form of "Diana". Both of the latter two names are listed in Mike's name compendium on this site.
(Watch Nanaea demonstrate that "Deonna" was a Latvian salmon goddess or something. If so, I'll back her interpretation 100%, and you can forget the above educated guess.)
"Deonna" is probably a spelling and pronunciation variant of "Deanna", which itself is a form of "Diana". Both of the latter two names are listed in Mike's name compendium on this site.
(Watch Nanaea demonstrate that "Deonna" was a Latvian salmon goddess or something. If so, I'll back her interpretation 100%, and you can forget the above educated guess.)
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"Watch Nanaea demonstrate that 'Deonna' was a Latvian salmon goddess or something. If so, I'll back her interpretation 100%, and you can forget the above educated guess.)"
@@@@ Oh I do miss you when you're away, Daividh. :) I think your educated guess is most likely the correct one, as not too many English-speaking parents tended to name their children after pagan deities a few decades ago. Although, I'm pleased to see that pagan names are gradually coming back in vogue. :)
"Deione" was a name used by two ladies in classical literature. The first "Deione" ("daughter of Demeter") was actually an alternate name for the Greek goddess Persephone.
The second "Deione" is mentioned in Ovid's *Metamorphoses* as the mother of Miletus (Book 9, Verse 442). Deione had gotten together with that randy god Apollo, and had a son by him.
And then there's "Dione", a name worn by at least four different classical ladies, ranging from the speculated mother of the goddess Aphrodite to the name of one of the Hyades.
PriaposLovs can probably let us know if either "Deione" or "Dione" are names still in use in Greece today.
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Oh I do miss you when you're away, Daividh. :) I think your educated guess is most likely the correct one, as not too many English-speaking parents tended to name their children after pagan deities a few decades ago. Although, I'm pleased to see that pagan names are gradually coming back in vogue. :)
"Deione" was a name used by two ladies in classical literature. The first "Deione" ("daughter of Demeter") was actually an alternate name for the Greek goddess Persephone.
The second "Deione" is mentioned in Ovid's *Metamorphoses* as the mother of Miletus (Book 9, Verse 442). Deione had gotten together with that randy god Apollo, and had a son by him.
And then there's "Dione", a name worn by at least four different classical ladies, ranging from the speculated mother of the goddess Aphrodite to the name of one of the Hyades.
PriaposLovs can probably let us know if either "Deione" or "Dione" are names still in use in Greece today.
-- Nanaea
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Actually there are two versions of Dione, one written with an omicron and the other with an omega. The former version is related to God Dionysus, whose spirit gracefully couterbalances Apollo's phlegmatic Daividhesque attitude. This version is occasionally still used, particularly by Dionysias (a fairly frequent name).
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