Having lived with it, I will say there are a few issues to consider:
How are you intending to pronounce it - Die-ana (typical) or Dee-ana (original latin)? Any name with 'die' in it will be mocked.
Do you have any interest in Roman mythology? It seemed every substitute I got seemed to want to go on a five+ min. talk about the Roman deity Diana (which was really awkward especially when they got it wrong). I try to avoid obvious mythos names for this reason.
Realize most people will want to 'shorten' it to Diane, which is annoying, as well as make it longer to Dianna.
How do you feel about the connection to the late Princess Diana?
I didn't/don't like it and changed me name, but I know a few happy Diana's so it's a mixed bag.
Assuming I use it one day: I pronounce it DIE-ana. I love it partly because of the Roman mythology association. I don't know why people would want to shorten it to another name, but if they did and my hypothetical kid didn't like that she could just tell them.
I don't think the Lady Di connection is a big deal at all anymore and I certainly don't think it would be by the time my kid was old enough to know the difference. Nevertheless, I'd never use Di as a nick name, I'd use Dee.
I've lived with Diana (dye-ana) all my life and never had any "die" problems. I've been called Di, of course, but no one ever compared that to "die"
Lengthening to Dianna rarely happens, but Diane DOES happen all the time, and it's very annoying because people will call me Diane right after I say my name, and I'm like "Uh, did I say that? Were you lsitening?" No one bothers me about the princess thing, and if anything I use that to help, when I correct people, "No, no, DianA, like the Princess; Diane is not my name."
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Date: 2008-03-18 10:32 am (UTC)How are you intending to pronounce it - Die-ana (typical) or Dee-ana (original latin)? Any name with 'die' in it will be mocked.
Do you have any interest in Roman mythology? It seemed every substitute I got seemed to want to go on a five+ min. talk about the Roman deity Diana (which was really awkward especially when they got it wrong). I try to avoid obvious mythos names for this reason.
Realize most people will want to 'shorten' it to Diane, which is annoying, as well as make it longer to Dianna.
How do you feel about the connection to the late Princess Diana?
I didn't/don't like it and changed me name, but I know a few happy Diana's so it's a mixed bag.
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Date: 2008-03-18 10:56 am (UTC)I pronounce it DIE-ana.
I love it partly because of the Roman mythology association.
I don't know why people would want to shorten it to another name, but if they did and my hypothetical kid didn't like that she could just tell them.
I don't think the Lady Di connection is a big deal at all anymore and I certainly don't think it would be by the time my kid was old enough to know the difference. Nevertheless, I'd never use Di as a nick name, I'd use Dee.
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Date: 2008-03-18 12:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-18 12:20 pm (UTC)Lengthening to Dianna rarely happens, but Diane DOES happen all the time, and it's very annoying because people will call me Diane right after I say my name, and I'm like "Uh, did I say that? Were you lsitening?" No one bothers me about the princess thing, and if anything I use that to help, when I correct people, "No, no, DianA, like the Princess; Diane is not my name."
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Date: 2008-03-18 08:31 pm (UTC)