Liana: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Liana – Meaning: short form of Juliana (youthful) or Eliana (God has answered) – Origin: Latin, short form of Juliana or Eliana – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: lee-AH-nah


Liana is a Latin, short form of Juliana or Eliana girl's name meaning “short form of Juliana (youthful) or Eliana (God has answered)”.

Meaning & Origin of Liana

Meaning: Short form of Juliana (youthful) or Eliana (God has answered).

Origin: Latin, short form of Juliana or Eliana.

A common claim: Liana means 'climbing vine' Actually: This confuses the name with the identical-looking plant word. Liana traces to Juliana ('youthful') or Eliana ('God has answered'), not the French botanical term.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Liana

Phonetic: lee-AH-nah   IPA: /liˈɑːnə/

Popularity of Liana

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1929–2024.

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