diana Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
    Princess Diana; Lady Diana Frances Spencer; Princess of Wales.
  2. noun (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis

WordNet

Di*a"na noun
Etymology
L. Diana.
Definitions
  1. (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.
    And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope.

Webster 1913