Names Matching Pattern *iana

This is a list of names in which the pattern is *iana.
gender
usage
pattern
Adriana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, English, Dutch
Feminine form of Adrian. A famous bearer is the Brazilian model Adriana Lima (1981-).
Aeliana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aelianus.
Aemiliana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Andriana f Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreas (Greek) or Andrey (Bulgarian).
Ariana f Portuguese, English (Modern)
Portuguese form of Ariadne. This name steadily grew in popularity in America in the last few decades of the 20th century. A famous bearer is the American pop singer Ariana Grande (1993-).
Aviana f English (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".
Bibiána f Slovak
Slovak form of Bibiana.
Bibiana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Possibly an early variant of Viviana. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen Vibianus.
Briana f English
Feminine form of Brian. It appears in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States.
Christiana f English, Late Roman
Latin feminine form of Christian.
Cipriana f Spanish, Romanian
Spanish and Romanian feminine form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Cristiana f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Christina.
Daciana f Romanian
Feminine form of Dacian.
Damiana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Damian.
Diána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Diana.
Diāna f Latvian
Latvian form of Diana.
Diana f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Armenian, Georgian, Roman Mythology
Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.... [more]
Eliana 1 f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English (Modern)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Éliane.
Eliana 2 f Hebrew
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.
Fabiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fabianus (see Fabian).
Feliciana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).
Floriana f Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Florianus (see Florian).
Gaiana f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαϊανή (Gaiane), a derivative of Gaia. This was the name of a (perhaps fictional) martyr who was killed in Armenia during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd century.
Gentiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Gentian.
Georgiana f English, Romanian
Feminine form of George. This form of the name has been in use in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.
Giuliana f Italian
Feminine form of Giuliano.
Gloriana f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Latin gloria meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this was the name of the title character, a representation of Queen Elizabeth I.
Graciana f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Graciano.
Gratiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Graziana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Hadriana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Hadrianus.
Iliana f Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ilias (Greek) or Iliya (Bulgarian).
Indiana f & m English
From the name of the American state of Indiana, which means "land of the Indians". This is the name of the hero in the Indiana Jones series of movies, starring Harrison Ford.
Iuliana f Romanian, Ancient Roman
Latin and Romanian form of Juliana.
Juliāna f Latvian
Latvian feminine form of Julian.
Juliana f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. The name was also borne by a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands. In England, this form has been in use since the 18th century, alongside the older form Gillian.
Kiana 1 f Hawaiian, English
Hawaiian form of Diana. It was brought to wider attention in the late 1980s, likely by the Hawaiian fitness instructor Kiana Tom (1965-), who had a television show on ESPN beginning in 1988.
Kristiāna f Latvian
Latvian form of Christina.
Krystiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Christina.
Lauriana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Laurianus.
Liāna f Latvian
Short form of Juliāna.
Liana f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Georgian
Short form of Juliana, Liliana and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.
Liliána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lillian.
Liviana f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name Livius.
Marciana f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Marcianus. This was the name of a young woman martyred in North Africa during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
Mariana f Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Roman feminine form of Marianus. After the classical era it was sometimes interpreted as a combination of Maria and Ana. In Portuguese it is further used as a form of Mariamne.
Miriana f Italian
Italian variant of Miriam.
Oriana f Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish oro or French or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.
Qiana f African American (Modern)
From the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968 and popular in the fashions of the 1970s.
Rumiana f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Румяна (see Rumyana).
Sebastiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).
Siana 1 f Welsh
Diminutive of Siân.
Siana 2 f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Сияна (see Siyana).
Steliana f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Stylianos.
Tatiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.
Tatsiana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Tatiana.
Tetiana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Тетяна (see Tetyana).
Tiana f English
Short form of Tatiana or Christiana. It was rare in the United States until it jumped in popularity in 1975, perhaps due to the Vietnamese-American actress Tiana Alexandra (1956-), who had some exposure at that time. It was used as the name of the princess in the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog (2009).
Titiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Titianus.
Tiziana f Italian
Feminine form of Tiziano.
Triana f Spanish (Modern)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Seville, of uncertain meaning.
Uliana f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ульяна or Ukrainian Уляна (see Ulyana).
Valeriana f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).
Vibiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vibianus.
Viviana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see Vivian). Saint Viviana (also known as Bibiana) was a Roman saint and martyr of the 4th century.
Xiana f Galician
From Xuliana, the Galician form of Juliana.
Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Indonesian form of Juliana.
Zoriana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Зоряна (see Zoryana).