Deanna
Actress Deanna Durbin popularized the name.
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningRecently created variant of Diana or Dean

Deanna or DeAnna is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Diana apparently created in 1936 as a stage name for actress and singer Deanna Durbin, whose given name was originally Edna Mae. The name is also used as a feminine version of the name Dean. Deanne is a variant.[1]

Usage

The name was among the top 1,000 names in use for newborn American girls between 1936 and 2013. Its greatest use was between 1938 and 1941, when it was among the top 150 names for girls, and between 1969 and 1971, when it was among the top 100 names for newborn American girls. It was a top 100 name for girls in Canada between 1937 and 1941 and again between 1969 and 1973. It was also among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United Kingdom at different points until 2008.[2]

People with the given name

Fictional characters

  • Deanna Monroe, fictional character from the television series The Walking Dead
  • Deanna Troi, fictional character in the Star Trek universe

Music

  • "Deanna", a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Deanna". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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