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ArchivesIlyana (uk: Іляна)
Where does this come from? Rare Ukrainian girl name.
According to ridni most Ukrainians called Ilyana are from Tyachivskyy and Rakhivskyy rayons (in Zakarpattia).
https://ridni.org/forename/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0
I have done some research: here is my input
It probably not form of Iliana (Greek and Bulgarian), because that would be spelt as Іліана in Ukrainian Cyrillic.
It probably not feminine Illya, because only spelling of that is Ілля or Russian influenced Ілья (Ilya), which are not in Іляна.
I also thought of Ulyana (Уляна) which has same spelling with different start. Submitted name Iliana in Sardinian has it as form of Juliana (as well as variant in Scandinavian languages), so it is possible.
It could also be Illya + Ulyana.
Since it is very in Zakarpattia I also wonder if it Hungarian name.
Other idea is it is possibly from Romanian Ileana.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ileana#Romanian - to me it sound like ee-lya-nah. A being like short a sound, which is often written as я in Slavic Cyrillic. Especially with it also have palitisation.
Any thoughts?
According to ridni most Ukrainians called Ilyana are from Tyachivskyy and Rakhivskyy rayons (in Zakarpattia).
https://ridni.org/forename/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0
I have done some research: here is my input
It probably not form of Iliana (Greek and Bulgarian), because that would be spelt as Іліана in Ukrainian Cyrillic.
It probably not feminine Illya, because only spelling of that is Ілля or Russian influenced Ілья (Ilya), which are not in Іляна.
I also thought of Ulyana (Уляна) which has same spelling with different start. Submitted name Iliana in Sardinian has it as form of Juliana (as well as variant in Scandinavian languages), so it is possible.
It could also be Illya + Ulyana.
Since it is very in Zakarpattia I also wonder if it Hungarian name.
Other idea is it is possibly from Romanian Ileana.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ileana#Romanian - to me it sound like ee-lya-nah. A being like short a sound, which is often written as я in Slavic Cyrillic. Especially with it also have palitisation.
Any thoughts?
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I believe it might be related to Ulyana
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