"Dione" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /daɪˈoʊni/ Forms: Diones [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Diōnē (“mother of Venus”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “mother of Aphrodite”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Diōnē||mother of Venus}} Latin Diōnē (“mother of Venus”), {{der|en|grc|Διώνη||mother of Aphrodite}} Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “mother of Aphrodite”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Dione (countable and uncountable, plural Diones)
  1. (Greek mythology) Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea. Tags: Greek, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (mythology): Διώνη (Diṓnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Դիոնե (english: Dione) (Armenian), Dione (Danish), Dione (Finnish), Dioné [feminine] (French), ᑎᐆᓂ (tiooni) (Inuktitut), Dione [feminine] (Italian), Дио́на (Dióna) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Dione-en-name-wtabexKg Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythology': 63 14 20 3
  2. (astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Saturn Derived forms: Dionean Related terms: Deeon, Deion, Deon, Deyon, Dion, Dionne, Dyon Translations (moon of Saturn): Dione (Finnish), Dioné [feminine] (French), Dione [feminine] (German), Dione [masculine] (Italian), Дио́на (Dióna) [feminine] (Russian), Dione (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Dione-en-name-UJvvWla- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 54 18 4 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Saturn': 13 75 12 1
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (name): Дио́на (Dióna) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Dione-en-name-G1A8salx Disambiguation of 'name': 0 0 88 12
  4. A surname from French Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Dione-en-name-JKxjix1- Categories (other): English surnames

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