Dion

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also a medieval English and French diminutive of Dionysius (Dennis). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːɒn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdiːɑn/ Rhymes: -iːɒn === Proper noun === Dion (plural Dions) A male given name from Ancient Greek. A surname from French. ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === dino, noid, indo, doin', Indo, DINO, Odin, doin, Dino, Noid, doni, dino-, do in, Indo-, nido-, nodi, NOID == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Dion, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also from English Dione, from Latin Dionē (“mother of Venus”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “mother of Aphrodite”). The male and female names are often confused. Also a clipping of Dionisio. === Proper noun === Dion a male given name from Ancient Greek a female given name from Ancient Greek == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdion/ Rhymes: -ion Syllabification: Di‧on === Proper noun === Dion accusative of Dio == Faroese == === Proper noun === Dion m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Dion's son: Dionsson Dion's daughter: Dionsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djɔ̃/ === Proper noun === Dion ? a surname == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdi.oːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.on] ==== Proper noun ==== Diōn m sg (genitive Diōnis); third declension alternative form of Diō ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== References ==== “Dĭōn”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “1 Dĭōn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “531/2” “Diō(n)” on page 546/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.ɔn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdiː.on] ==== Proper noun ==== Dīon n sg (genitive Dīī); second declension alternative form of Dīum ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type), with locative, singular only. ==== References ==== “Dion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “2 Dĭŏn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “531/2” == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Dion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdjon/ [ˈd̪jõn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: Dion === Proper noun === Dion m or f by sense a surname from French