The enslaved woman Harvard calls Drana was likely misidentified and named Diana.

Evidence

Toni also offered an alternative understanding as to the enslaved woman known as “Drana”: “It is very likely that she has been mis-identified and that her true name is not ‘Drana’ but ‘Diana,’ ” she explained. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 793

Categorization

• QUESTION: Following the reader’s genealogical interest: this naming discrepancy is central to how archives distort enslaved identities.