Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (

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), Ηλιάνα (

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), إليانا (

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), is a female given name found with that spelling in

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, and

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Origin & meaning

Many sources derive it from via

, from

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, literally translated as "My God has answered me."
ELIANA is from the Aramaic and Hebrew words, meaning MY GOD HAS ANSWERED ( Alfred J. Kolatch, Kolatch, Alfred J. 1994. The New Name Dictionary - Modern English and Hebrew Names. Middle Village: Jonathan David. 110) It is composed of three Hebrew elements: '' EL'', meaning GOD; ''ANA'', meaning ANSWERED; and the Yud, located after ''EL'', indicating first person possession.
ELIANAH is composed of three Hebrew elements. ELI, meaning GOD (Alcalay, R. The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary. Jerusalem: Massada. 90); ANAH, meaning ANSWERED (Alcalay, R. The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary. Jerusalem: Massada. 1925); and the Yud, located after EL, indicating first person possession. Biblical sources: "And he erected there an altar, and called it El- odelohe-Israel l, the God of the Patriarch Israel (). "And Efron answered nahAbraham, saying unto him," (). It can also be derived from the Late Latin Aeliāna, the feminine form of the Latin family name Aeliānus (of the sun), which is derived from the Greek hēlios (

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).
Norman, Teresa. A World of Baby Names. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2003. 460. Moreover, it is related to the Greek name Helene (name), Helene, and would thus be one of the many forms derived from that Greek name, such as Elaine from

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. Some variants include Iliana, Ileana, and Eleana. In

, it is translated as "the Bright" .

Popularity

In the United States, Eliana first appeared on the charts in the 1990s, spurred by the momentum of popular names like Ella, and Anna. In recent years Eliana has become an even more popular name, ranking in the top 1,000 female names for the past sixteen years. Most recently, it ranked the 93rd most popular name used by females in the United States for 2016, according to the Social Security Administration, breaking into the top 100 most popular girls' names for the first time. Popularity of the female name Eliana in the United States. Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Notable people with the name

* Eliana Aleixo, Brazilian volleyball player * Eliana Alexander, Mexican actress *

Eliana Benador Eliana Benador (also Eleana Benador) is a Swiss-American public relations consultant, global strategist, and a publicist for American and Middle Eastern neo-conservatives.Lobe, Jim''The Andean Condor among the Hawks’' Asian Times, August 15, 200 ...

, Swiss-American consultant *

Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra (born November 22, 1972), known mononymously as Eliana, is a Brazilian TV host, businesswoman, and former singer. Since 2009, she has been the host of the TV show ''Eliana'' which is broadcast on the Brazilian TV net ...

, Brazilian actress *

Eliana Bórmida Eliana Bórmida (born 29 July 1946) is an Argentine architect, co-owner of the Bórmida & Yanzón studio, based in Mendoza, Argentina and specializing in wine cellars. Since 1988 the studio has worked on projects for more than 30 wineries, which ha ...

, Argentine architect *

Eliana Cardoso Eliana Anastasia Cardoso (born 28 February 1944) is a professor of economics at the São Paulo School of Economics. She worked at both the World Bank and the IMF. She holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a master ...

, Brazilian professor *

Eliana Chávez Eliana Chávez Valencia (born 28 December 1997) is a Colombian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 South American Games The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event ...

, Colombian sprinter *

Eliana Cuevas Eliana Cuevas is a Canadian jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music.Eliana Falco Eliana Falco (born 21 July 1987) is a team handball player from Uruguay. She plays on the Uruguay women's national handball team, and participated at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Russia and the 2011 World Women's Handball Cha ...

, Uruguayan handball player *

Eliana La Ferrara Eliana La Ferrara is an Italian economist who () holds the Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Chair in Development Economics at Bocconi University, where she also acts as Scientific Director of the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Programs ...

, Italian economist *

Eliana Gaete Eliana Gaete Lazo (born 14 April 1932) is a retired track and field athlete from Chile. She earned gold medals in women's 80m hurdles at the 1951 and 1955 Pan American Games. She was born in Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in n ...

, Chilean track and field athlete *

Eliana Gil Eliana Gil (born 24 April 1948), is a lecturer, writer, and clinician of marriage, family and child. She is on the board of a number of professional counselling organizations that use play and art therapies, and she is the former president of the ...

, Ecuadoran clinician * Eliana González, Peruvian table tennis player *

Eliana Gropman Eliana Gropman (born February 5, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Ian Somerville, she is the 2019 U.S. national junior bronze medalist and the 2018 JGP Slovakia bronze medalist. They placed in the top twelve at t ...

, American ice dancer *

Eliana Johnson Eliana Yael Johnson (born c. 1984) is an American journalist and Editor-in-Chief of ''Washington Free Beacon''. Early life and education Johnson is the daughter of Sally (née Zusman) and Scott W. Johnson, one of the three Dartmouth lawyers w ...

, American journalist *

Eliana Jones Eliana Jones (born October 28, 1997) is a Canadian actress. She first came to attention as the younger version of the Alex character on ''Nikita'' (2010–2012), and in the recurring role of Alexa Sworn, one of the twin daughters of the sheriff ...

, Canadian actress * Eliana Krawczyk, Argentine naval officer * Eliana García Laguna, Mexican politician *

Eliana Pintor Marin Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Origin & meaning Many sources derive it from via He ...

, American politician *

Eliana Mason Eliana Marie Mason (born September 1, 1995) is an American goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedd ...

, American goalball player * Eliana Menassé, Mexican painter * Eliana Navarro, Chilean poet * Eliana Paco Paredes, Bolivian fashion designer * Eliana Pittman, Brazilian singer and actress *

Eliana Printes Eliana Printes is a Brazilian singer and composer, born in Manaus in the state of Amazonas (Brazil), where she began her career, when she was only about 12 years old. Her deep feminine voice has always called the attention of family and friends. ...

, Brazilian singer and composer *

Eliana Ramos Eliana "Elle" Ramos (December 23, 1988 – February 13, 2007) was a Uruguayan fashion model. Modeling Ramos was a fashion model in Latin America and was signed to Dotto Models, a prestigious modeling agency based in Argentina. Outside of ...

, Uruguayan fashion model * Eliana Riggio, Italian UN official and author * Eliana Rubashkyn, Colombian-born New Zealander LGBTI activist *

Eliana Stábile Eliana Noemí Stábile (born 26 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian Série A1 club Santos FC and the Argentina women's national team. She is not related to Argentinian football legend ...

, Argentine footballer * Eliana Tomkins, British musician *

Eliana Tranchesi Eliana Maria Piva de Albuquerque Tranchesi (November 24, 1955 - February 24, 2012) was a Brazilian entrepreneur and owner of Daslu, a fashion house, located in São Paulo that specializes in international brands. She brought to Brazilian stores the ...

, Brazilian entrepreneur

Other uses

Places

L'Eliana L'Eliana ( es, La Eliana) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. Neighborhoods * Casco Antiguo ** Les Casetes ** La Fonda ** Estació * Almassereta * Montesol * Montealegre * MontePilar * To ...

, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain

Ships

* SS Santa Eliana, previously the

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Media

* '' Eliana'', the romantic novel by

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; * '' Eliana, Eliana'', an

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n film directed by

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