Meaning of the nameDione

Dione is a name used for men and women in Brazil, which comes from Latin Diōnē and Greek Διώνη, "of Zeus", the name of a goddess in Greek mythology.

Meaning

“of Zeus”

Source: Wiktionary: Dione · Behind the Name: Dione (1)

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People (2022): 24,821
Rank in Brazil: #919
Median age: 37 years
2010 Census: 30,390; people

Dione in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dione, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (8,020 people).

10,031 women 14,790 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dione is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dione in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rondônia 0.030%
Amapá 0.024%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.023%
Goiás 0.023%
Mato Grosso 0.021%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	3,182	0.007%
Minas Gerais	2,990	0.015%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,487	0.023%
Paraná	2,078	0.018%
Goiás	1,593	0.023%
Bahia	1,581	0.011%
Pará	1,426	0.018%
Rio de Janeiro	1,339	0.008%
Santa Catarina	1,255	0.017%
Pernambuco	936	0.010%
Mato Grosso	770	0.021%
Espírito Santo	622	0.016%
Maranhão	568	0.008%
Amazonas	534	0.014%
Mato Grosso do Sul	471	0.017%
Rondônia	470	0.030%
Ceará	401	0.005%
Alagoas	320	0.010%
Tocantins	313	0.021%
Distrito Federal	312	0.011%
Rio Grande do Norte	285	0.009%
Paraíba	266	0.007%
Piauí	183	0.006%
Amapá	174	0.024%
Sergipe	114	0.005%
Acre	89	0.011%
Roraima	62	0.010%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dione

Dione comes from Latin Diōnē, from Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), which Wiktionary translates as "of Zeus"; Behind the Name links the name to Greek Dios, "of Zeus", and says that by extension it means "goddess". In Greek mythology, Dione is the mother of Aphrodite in some traditions. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the same chain, following Machado (1981), and notes that the male use of the name in Brazil may be a Portuguese adaptation of English Johnny. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,821 people named Dione, with a median age of 37, more men than women. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rondônia.

Sources

Wiktionary: Dione · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dione · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Dione (1) · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Dione

What does the name Dione mean?

Dione means “of Zeus”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Dione in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,821 people with the first name Dione, which ranks it number 919 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Dione a boy's or a girl's name?

Dione is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 10,031 women and 14,790 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dione?

Dione is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dione most common?

Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Dione (470 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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