Dion - Meaning of Dion

What does Dion mean?

[ 2 syll. dion, di-on ] The baby boy name Dion is sometimes used as a girl name. It is pronounced in English as Diy-AAN or DIY-aaN †. Dion is used chiefly in the English, French, and German languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Dion is a contraction of the name Dionysius (German) in the English, French, and German languages as well as a contraction of the name Dennis (Dutch, English, French, and German).

See also the related forms, Dwight (English) and Dionne (English).

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Dion is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1970 with 0.029% of baby boys being given the name Dion. Its ranking then was #343. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is today of very modest use. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Dion, Dennis was the most frequently used. In the past century Dion has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Dion include Deon, Dione, Daenin, Daenun, Daenyn, Daewan, Daewon, Daim, Dainin, Daitan, Daithin, Daitin, Daiwan, Dajuan, Dajuane, Damain, Damaine, Daman, Damaun, and Damhán.

† Pronunciation for Dion: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"



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