Liliana is derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', both mean 'lily' in English. Due to this, the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

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Liliana Abud Liliana Abud (born 5 July 1948) is an actress in telenovelas and Mexican cinema. She is also a screenwriter of telenovelas. Abud played Raquel Rodríguez, the main character in the educational television program '' Destinos''. As an actress Fi ...

, Mexican actress in telenovelas and cinema *

Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll (born March 24, 1970) is a track and field athlete, who started competing for Mexico in 1998. She previously represented Cuba. She won a bronze medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 60 metres. Career She ...

(born 1970), Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico *

Liliana Leah Archibald Liliana Leah Archibald ( Kalmanowsky, later Barou; 25 May 1928 – 1 June 2014) was an English insurance broker for Lloyd's of London. She began her career as an economics lecturer at the University of Otago and translated books on the history ...

(1928–2014), English insurance broker * Liliana Ayalde, American diplomat, former United States ambassador to Brazil *

Liliana Barba Liliana Barba Meinecke (; born January 16, 1973) is a Mexican voice actress and voice director. She usually voices tomboyish young women. Filmography * Alex Dunphy (voiceover for Ariel Winter) in ''Modern Family'' (Current voice) * Mikaela Bane ...

, Latin American voice actress *

Liliana V. Blum Liliana Blum (born 1974) is a Mexican short story writer. She is one of the first Mexican writers of her generation to be translated into English. Biography Liliana Blum was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1974. Blum received her bachelor's degree i ...

(born 1974), Mexican short story writer * Liliana Campos (born 1971), Portuguese television presenter and model * Liliana Castro (born 1979), Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress *

Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier ...

(born 1933), Italian film director and screenwriter *

Liliana Chalá Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía (born June 7, 1965) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the 400 m hurdling and sprints events. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olym ...

(born 1965), female athlete from Ecuador *

Liliana Díaz Mindurry Liliana Díaz Mindurry (born 1953) is an Argentine writer. Biography Liliana Díaz Mindurry was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1953. She earned a law degree at the University of Buenos Aires, where she had previously taught philosophy of la ...

(born 1953), Argentine writer * Liliana Delfino, Marxist of Argentina * Liliana Dobrescu (born 1971), freestyle swimmer from Romania *

Liliana Fellner Liliana Beatriz Fellner (born 28 February 1957) is an Argentine politician. She was a National Senator representing Jujuy Province from 2005 to 2017, and a National Deputy elected in the same province from 2003 to 2005. She is a member of the ...

(born 1957), Argentine Justicialist Party politician * Liliana Gafencu (born 1975), Romanian rower who has won three Olympic gold medals * Claudia Liliana González (born 1970), Colombian actress * Liliana Greenfield-Sanders (born 1981), American filmmaker *

Liliana Heker Liliana Heker (born 1943) is an Argentine writer. She wrote and edited left-wing literary journals during the Dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, using veiled critiques as a means of protest and engaging in vigorous debate with exiled writers suc ...

(born 1943), Argentine writer * Liliana Herrero (born 1948), Argentine musician *

Liliana Kostova Liliana Ivanova Kostova (Bulgarian: Лиляна Костова Иванова, born 15 March 1988) is a Bulgarian football midfielder, who plays for Fiorentina of the Italian women's Serie A. She previously played for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus' ...

, Bulgarian football striker *

Liliana Lewińska Liliana Lewińska (born 2 November 2008 in Wroclaw) is a Polish rhythmic gymnast. Individual Polish Junior Champion in 2022 and 2021. Team Polish Junior Champion 2022 and silver medal of the Polish team championship as UKS Kopernik Wrocław. She ...

(born 2008), Polish rhythmic gymnast *

Liliana Lovell Liliana Lovell (born September 29, 1967) is an entrepreneur who founded the Coyote Ugly Saloon and Ugly Inc. Lovell was the host of the reality TV show '' The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search''. In the 2000 movie '' Coyote Ugly'', she was portrayed by ...

(born 1967), entrepreneur, founder of the Coyote Ugly Saloon and Ugly Inc *

Liliana Lozano Liliana Andrea Lozano Garzón (September 28, 1978 – January 10, 2009) was a Colombian actress and beauty queen, and was the girlfriend of drug lord Leonidas Vargas. Lozano won a national beauty contest at the Carnival in Colombia in 1995. She s ...

(1978–2009), Colombian actress and beauty queen *

Liliana Martinelli Liliana María Martinelli (born May 20, 1970) is a retired female discus thrower from Argentina. Career She competed in the discus contest at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in 35th place (55.68 metres). ...

(born 1970), female discus thrower from Argentina *

Liliana Mayo Liliana Mayo (born March 30, 1952) is a Peruvian psychologist and special education teacher. Biography Liliana Mayo is the founder and general director of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú, an organization that serves people with developmental disab ...

(born 1952), Peruvian psychologist and special education teacher *

Liliana Mumy Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (; born April 16, 1994) is an American actress. Between 2002 and 2006, she appeared as Jessica Baker in the two '' Cheaper by the Dozen'' movies and as Lucy Miller in the second and third films of ''The Santa Clause'' t ...

(born 1994), American teen actress and voice actress *

Liliana Năstase Liliana Năstase (later Alexandru, born 1 August 1962) is a retired Romanian heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and � ...

(born 1962), Romanian heptathlete *

Liliana Negre de Alonso Liliana Alonso (born 18 May 1954) (née Negre) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician. She was a National Senator representing San Luis Province in the Federal Commitment bloc from 2001 to 2017. Negre graduated with a law degree at t ...

(born 1954), Argentine politician *

Liliana Olivero Maria Liliana Olivero (born 20 January 1956) is a former member of the provincial legislature in Córdoba Province, Argentina. She is a member of the Socialist Left (Argentina). She was elected in 2003, and re-elected in 2007 and 2011, the last t ...

(born 1956), member of the provincial legislature in Córdoba Province, Argentina *

Liliana Ortega Liliana Ortega (born 1965) is a Venezuelan professor, and human rights lawyer and advocate. Her work as a human rights defender has earned her several awards, including the Ordre national du Mérite. Biography Liliana Ortega Mendoza was born in C ...

(born 1965), Venezuelan professor, human rights lawyer and advocate *

Liliana Palihovici Liliana Palihovici (born 26 November 1971) is a Moldovan politician. She has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state l ...

(born 1971), Moldovan politician * Liliana Popescu (born 1982), Romanian middle-distance runner *

Liliana Porter Liliana Porter (born 1941) is a contemporary artist working in a wide variety of media, including photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, installation art, installation, video art, video, theater, and public art. Education and teaching exp ...

(born 1941), contemporary artist from Argentina *

Liliana Queiroz Liliana Queiroz (born 10 August 1985) is a Portuguese model and actress. She won the 2005 Miss Playboy TV Latin America and Iberia competition. Since her Playboy selection, Queiroz has appeared in several Portuguese television series. Filmography ...

(born 1985), Portuguese model *

Liliana Rojas-Suarez Liliana Rojas-Suarez is a Peruvian economist, who is currently a Senior Fellow and Director of the Latin American Initiative at the Center for Global Development. She is also Core Faculty for the Program in Economic Policy Management at School o ...

(born 1954), Peruvian-born economist *

Liliana Ronchetti Liliana Ronchetti (15 September 1927 – 4 February 1974) was an Italian basketball player. Background On club level, Ronchetti played for Società Ginnastica Comense (1947–55, won the Italian League in 1950, 1951 (undefeated season), 1952 ...

(1927–1974), Italian basketball player * LiliAna Rose (born 1984), folk-pop, singer-songwriter from New York City *

Liliana Santos Liliana Santos (born 22 September 1980) is a Portuguese actress and model. Career As a model she has been cover girl for several men's magazines, such as the Portuguese editions of Maxim and GQ. As an actress she participated in " Queridas F ...

(born 1980), Portuguese actress and model *

Liliana Zagacka Liliana Zagacka (born January 28, 1977 in Góra Śląska) is a Polish triple jumper. She finished ninth in long jump at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reachin ...

(born 1977), Polish triple jumper

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Liliana Vess ''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a Tabletop game, tabletop and Digital collectible card game, digital Collectible card game, collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards ...

, necromancer in the trading card game ''Magic: The Gathering''

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