Dion

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], English
Scripts Δίων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdi.ɑn/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Greek element Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus". This was the name of a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse. It has been used as an American given name since the middle of the 20th century.

Related Names

VariantDeon(English)
Feminine FormsDione, Dionne, Deonne(English)
Other Languages & CulturesDeion, Deon(African American)

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   strong   strange   simple  

Name Days

Denmark: July 6

Categories

Elder Scrolls characters, Eurovision 2023, isograms, Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest, Shakespearean characters, short forms, Squishmallows, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Δίων.
Entry updated October 6, 2024