Di

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

Translingual

Symbol

Di

1. (chemistry, obsolete) Obsolete chemical symbol for didymium.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: die, dye, Dai, daye

Proper noun

Di

1. A diminutive of the female given names Diana or Diane.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 狄 (Dí).

Proper noun

Di (plural Dis)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Di is the 38754^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 570 individuals. Di is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.42%) and White (20.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Di”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 454.

Anagrams

• Id, I'd, id., I-D, id, I.D., -id, ID

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• Dai

Etymology

From Latin Deus, deus.

Noun

Di m

1. God

German

Noun

Di

1. (nonstandard) alternative form of Di., abbreviation of Dienstag (“Tuesday”)

Further reading

• “Di.” in Duden online