Dionne

dee-ahn
Greek, feminine variation of Dion
"divine"

Dionne Origin and Meaning

The name Dionne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "divine".

Dionne is an Americanized version of the Greek Dione, with many sub-versions of its own, identified with singer Dionne Warwick. It was also the surname of the Canadian quintuplets born in 1934, who gained worldwide fame as the first kown quints to survive to adulthood.

In Greek mythology, spelled Dione, she was the wife of Zeus and mother of Aphrodite.

# 958 in the US

Dionne Rank in US Top 1000

Dionne Popularity

Famous People Named Dionne

  • (Marie) Dionne Warwick
    American singer and cousin of Whitney Houston
  • Dionne Bromfield
    British soul singer
  • Dionne Farris
    American pop singer
  • Dionne Brand
    Canadian poet and novelist
  • Dionne Quan
    American voice actress
  • The Dionne Quintuplets
    first quintuplets to survive infancy

Dionne in Pop Culture

  • Dionne Davenport
    best friend of Cher in the 1995 movie "Clueless"