Name meaning/origin help
Just came across the name Daviana (pronounced DAH-VEE-ANA). She has Italian heritage so I don't know if the name is Italian in origin or just a sort of made up name using the currently very popular suffix -iana.Any help would be appreciated*~Loads of Randomness~*
My PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/150423
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Google searches for "Daviana" together with either "nome" or "significato" did not give me hits on Italian pages in significant numbers. With Daviana being a frequently used Italian name this would not happen.A rather good Italian name site, http://www.nomix.it/, does not list the name.Based on this I say that Daviana probably is not used in significant numbers in Italy today. Of course it could still "hide" as a rare but genuine Italian name.
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Thanks for the research! Never thought of checking Italian webpages!Honestly I didn't think that it was an Italian name, the fact that one parent was Italian was a bit of a loose fact to base the name on.
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I'd assume it's meant to be a feminisation of David or Dave. It doesn't appear to be a legitimate Italian name.

This message was edited 12/22/2016, 1:28 PM

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Yeah didn't think so, I just knew her parents were Italian so threw that fact in just in case. Thank you!
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