Dion (first name)

Dion is a male name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mainly common in Greece, France and Albania. Dion is the short form of Dionysus , the Greek god of wine and ecstasy.

name day

• October 9 ( Dionysius of Paris )

Well-known namesake

• Dion of Syracuse (409 BC – 354 BC), ancient Greek politician
• Dion Chrysostomos (after 40 – before 120), ancient Greek orator, writer and philosopher
• Dion Beebe (* 1968), Australian cameraman
• Dion Boucicault (1820? –1890), Irish-American playwright, writer, and actor
• Dion DiMucci (* 1939), American singer, stage name Dion
• Dion Esajas (* 1980), Dutch football player
• Dion Dublin (born 1969), English football player
• Dion Fortune (pseudonym of Violet Mary Firth ; 1890-1946), Welsh occultist
• Dion Frazer (* 1981), Belizean football player
• Dion Martinez (1837–1928), Cuban-American chess master
• Dion Phaneuf (* 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dion Waiters (* 1991), American basketball player

See also

• Dion