Friday 17 September 2021

18 September: Diana Name Day

Today's Hungarian name day is Diana. Diana is a female name of Italian origin which means "divine", "celestial", "luminous", or "shining". 10 famous Dianas:

  1. Diana: The Roman goddess of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon.
  2. Diana, Princess of Wales: Former wife of Prince Charles and humanitarian. Died in a car crash in 1997.
  3. Diana Dors: Blonde bombshell actress from Swindon whose real name was Diana Fluck.
  4. Diana Rigg: Actress best known for playing Emma Peel in The Avengers.
  5. Diana Ross: American singer, songwriter and actress from Detroit. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the Supremes, Motown's most successful act during the 1960s. Their hits include Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Come See About Me, and Love Child. Her solo hits include I'm Still Waiting, Touch Me in the Morning and Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To).
  6. Diana Prince: the secret identity of Wonder Woman.
  7. Diana Mitford: English writer, fascist, one of the Mitford sisters. She was part of the Bright Young Things social group of Bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. Her marriage ended in divorce as she was pursuing a relationship with Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet of Ancoats, leader of the British Union of Fascists. She married him at the home of Joseph Goebbels in 1936, with Adolph Hitler as guest of honour.
  8. Diana, leader of the Visitors: in V (1983 miniseries) and V The Final Battle. Entertainment Weekly called the scene of her eating a guinea pig "one of the best TV reveals ever."
  9. Diana Ayoub: A girl Paul Anka knew from church as a teenager and had a crush on. She was the inspiration for his song, Diana.
  10. Diana is an unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada. The community was located about 25 km north of the town of Milestone. There are 0 residents living in Diana as of 2011, thus making it a ghost town.


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