Comments for the name Tiana

This is also a Cherokee name, sometimes considered a Cherokee variant of Diana. It has also been purpurted to mean Beautiful Soul or something similar in Cherokee (the pronunciation is different, usually TI-AW-NA).

I named my daughter Tiana as a short form of Gratiana, which I found in a baby book, derived from Italian for "thankful" or "grace".

Tiana has origins in Greek, meaning "princess".

I don't believe that "anonymous user" is correct about Tiana being Greek for "princess."

It is true, of course, that Tiana could be short for other names besides Christiana. In addition to Gratiana, there is also Tatiana. Tiana is indeed also the Cherokee form of Diana, but I'd be cautious about accepting the other "purported" Cherokee derivation without further evidence.

Actually the Greek meaning for Tia is princess, and the Greek meaning for Tiana is highest beauty!

Tiana has multiple different pronunciations. The three that I am aware of are:
Tea -aw -na,
Tea- anna
and
Tie -anna.

It reminds me of "Tiara" but on the whole is a very lovely name!

Tiana is the name of the first black princess Disney has ever made. Her movie is coming out in about a year or two (I think).

Also used in Slovenia, but slightly less popular than Tijana.

It strikes me as a bit of a borderline trashy name. I see this name on superficial, ditzy girls.

I named my daughter after my mother whose name was Tia but I thought it important that she have her own name and identity so Tiana was perfect. I've only heard the name a few times and only after she was born did I notice. To me this name is beauty, a sense of love and strength.

Teyona Anderson, ANTM Cyle 12 winner. Her name is pronounced TEE-yawn-NA.

The name of Disney's first black princess. I took my nieces to see this movie, and I was extremely impressed with her. She is strong, smart, extremely hard-working, and willing and able to stand up for herself and the people she loves. I read somewhere that she was originally going to be named Maddy, and I'm so glad they went with Tiana instead, it's so much prettier and suits her much better! Tiana is voiced by the wonderful Anika Noni Rose.

Since the Disney movie came out, this name is already so popular that it has brought forth a range of variant spellings.

Tiana is also the Maori version of "Diana". It's a transliteration from the original English into Maori (like many Maori names such as Hemi for James)... or so my Maori father told me when he called me Tiana!