Dione may refer to:

Astronomy

  • 106 Dione, a large main belt asteroid
  • Dione (moon), a moon of Saturn
  • Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn sometimes referred to as "Dione B"

Mythology

  • Dione (Titaness), a Titaness in Greek mythology
  • Dione (mythology), a name for various women in Greek mythology

Biology

  • Dione (alga), a genus of red algae in the family Bangiaceae
  • Dione (butterfly), a genus in the family Heliconiinae
  • Pitar dione, the elegant venus clam

Ships

  • Dione 98, a Spanish sailboat design
  • USCGC Dione, a US Coast Guard Cutter

Chemistry

  • Diketone (Dione), a molecule containing two ketone groups
  • Ethylene dione (ethylenedione, ethene dione, or ethene 1,2-dione), a hypothetical chemical compound with the formula C2O2 (O=C=C=O)

Given name

  • Dione Digby, Baroness Digby (born 1934), British arts administrator
  • Dione Housheer (born 1999), Dutch handball player
  • Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue, 1945), American R&B singer
  • Dione Lucas (1909–1971), English chef and first female graduate of Le Cordon Bleu
  • Dione Meier (born 1981), Canadian softball player
  • Dione Orrom, British producer
  • Dione Miguel Ribas (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
  • Dione Santos (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
  • Dione Taylor (born 1975), Canadian jazz singer
  • Dione Venables (1930–2023), English female novelist and publisher

Literature

  • Dione (play), a 1720 work by the British writer John Gay
  • Dee Bliss (Dione "Dee" Rebecchi), from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Thanos, a villain in Marvel Comics, was originally given the name by his mother

Surname

  • Dione (Serer surname), a West African surname among the Serer people with no connection to the French "Dione"
  • Rose Dione (1875–1936), French actress
  • Aura Dione, Danish singer-songwriter

Other

  • Dione plc, a former UK-based point-of-sale equipment manufacturer, now part of VeriFone

See also