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 [ 2 syll. dion-ne, di-o-nne ] The girl name Dionne is pronounced as DIYaaN KEY. Dionne is mainly used in English and it is of Old Greek origin. The name has been made famous by the singer Dionne Warwick (1941-). The English names Deonna, Dion, Diona, Diondra, and Dionna are variant forms of the name. Dionne is a variant form of the English, French, and German name Denise in the English language. The spelling variants Deon (English) and Dione (English) are other forms of Dionne. Dionne is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1970 with 0.046% of baby girls being named Dionne. Its ranking then was #321. The baby name has since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and is today used on a very light scale. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly related to Dionne, the English, French, and German Denise was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Dionne include the English Deon, the English Dione, the English Daina, the Italian and Spanish Dama, the English Damey, the English Dami, the English Damie, the English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic Dana, the English Danae, the English Danaë, the English Danee, the English Dani, the Hebrew, Scandinavian, and German Dania, the English Danie, the English Danna, the English Danni, the English Dannie, the English Danny, the French and German Dany, and the English, Russian, and Hebrew Danya. A famous person named Dionne is Singer Dionne Warwick, born Marie Dionne Warrick, 12 December 1941, East Orange, New Jersey. KEY: Pronunciation for Dionne: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
