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 [ syll. e-lia-na, el-i-ana ] The girl name Eliana is pronounced ahLAYAENah KEY. 1: Eliana's origin is Latin, and its use, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Older forms of the name include Aelia (Latin) and Aeliana (Latin). The name is either from the Latin Aeliana, which is ultimately of the Greek helios ('sun'), or else it could be of Hebrew roots. The Roman family name Aelianus gave rise to the feminine Aeliana, which later became Eliana and was made known via the cult of Saint Eliana, an early minor martyr in Pontus. Eliana is the feminine form of the Spanish Elian. Forms of Eliana include the Italian Eleana, the English, French, and German Eliane, the English Elianna, the French Éliane, the English, Romanian, and Hungarian Ileana, the English, German, and Spanish Iliana, the English and German Iljana, and the English Lianne. Other forms of the name include the Italian short form Elia, the English, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese short form Liana, and the English spelling variant Elyana. 2: Eliana's origin and use are both in the Hebrew language. The meaning here is 'my God is Yahweh'. From el which means 'God, powerful' ; yahweh 'name of God'. The name is derived from Elijah, which is of the elements 'el' and yahweh ('name of God'). Eliana is the feminine form of the English Elijah. A form of the name is the English, French, and German Eliane. See also the related forms, the Italian Elio, the Dutch and English Ellen, and the English Helen. Eliana is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.079% of baby girls were named Eliana. It was #203 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Eliana was the most popular in 2008. Eliana was used 87% more than the 2nd most popular name, the English Helen, in that year. Baby names that sound like Eliana include the English Elianna, the Hawaiian Ahulani, the name Alamea, the Yoruban Olaniyi, the English Eilean, the English and Spanish Elaina, the English, French, and German Eliane, the English Alaina, the English Alana, the English Alanah, the English Alani, the English Alanna, the English Alannah, the English Alawna, the English Alayna, the Russian, English, and Czech Alena, the name Alhena, the Arabic and Hebrew Alima, the English and French Alina, and the English Allana. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Eliana: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
