Entry № 1727 · Greek origin

Dione Dione — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ dee-OH-neh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Titaness mother of Aphrodite (Greek + Iliad 5)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "titaness mother of aphrodite (greek + iliad 5)".

Dione is from the Greek Διώνη (Diōnēdivine, goddess) — foundational feminine of foundational Zeus / Dios (god). A modern American baby name in the broader Greek-mythological heritage aesthetic. Dione is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek mythological heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Dione — foundational legendary foundational Titaness goddess + foundational central to foundational *Homer's Iliad Book 5 — foundational mother of Aphrodite by foundational Zeus (foundational Homer's version + alternate to Hesiod's Aphrodite from sea-foam) + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek mythological-cosmological heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Oracle of Dodona (foundational oldest Hellenic oracle + central to foundational Zeus worship — ~2nd millennium BCE — Epirus) — foundational Dione worshipped alongside Zeus + foundational central to foundational Sacred Oak of Dodona + foundational central to foundational pan-Hellenic oracular heritage spanning ~2,500 years + foundational mentioned in foundational Iliad 16 + Odyssey 14 + foundational prophecy by rustling oak leaves + bronze cauldrons + foundational among Seven Wonders of foundational Ancient Greece + foundational UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014; foundational also foundational Saturn's moon Dione foundational discovered by foundational Giovanni Cassini 1684 + foundational central to foundational astronomical heritage; foundational also Dione Warwick American singer + foundational I Say a Little Prayer* 1967. Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek mythological + oracular heritage.

Featured throughout Greek heritage.

Titaness mother of Aphrodite (Greek). Foundational Greek-mythological feminine + foundational Greek Diōnē divine + goddess + foundational feminine of Zeus / Dios god + foundational Dione foundational legendary Titaness goddess + foundational Homer's Iliad Book 5 + foundational mother of Aphrodite by Zeus + foundational Homer's version + alternate to Hesiod's Aphrodite from sea-foam + foundational pan-Greek mythological-cosmological heritage + foundational Oracle of Dodona foundational oldest Hellenic oracle + foundational central to Zeus worship ~2nd millennium BCE Epirus + foundational Dione worshipped alongside Zeus + foundational Sacred Oak of Dodona + foundational pan-Hellenic oracular heritage spanning ~2,500 years + foundational mentioned in Iliad 16 + Odyssey 14 + foundational prophecy by rustling oak leaves + bronze cauldrons + foundational among Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece + foundational UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014 + foundational Saturn's moon Dione foundational discovered by Giovanni Cassini 1684 + foundational astronomical heritage + foundational Dione Warwick American singer + foundational I Say a Little Prayer 1967.

The name in its native script.

Διώνη
Transliteration
Diōnē
Pronunciation
/ diːˈoʊ.nɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Dione stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Dione · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Diones before her.

Real people
Dionne Warwick
American singer + *I Say a Little Prayer* 1967 + Burt Bacharach-Hal David songbook + Grammy Awards.
born 1940
In fiction
Dione
Titaness goddess + mother of Aphrodite per Homer's Iliad Book 5 + Oracle of Dodona oldest Hellenic oracle + Saturn's moon discovered by Cassini 1684.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Dione.

The number behind Dione.

1

The Pioneer

Dione reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek Titaness. Five letters. Dione."
Polyxene · Mother of one · Dodona