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:

People

* Liliana Abud, 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 The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Cham ...

(born 1970), Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico * Liliana Leah Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker *

Liliana Ayalde Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central Ame ...

, 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 Liliana Campos (born 27 April 1971) is a Portuguese television presenter and fashion model. She has a degree in international relations, and started her professional career at SIC The Latin adverb ''sic'' (; "thus", "just as"; in full: , "thus ...

(born 1971), Portuguese television presenter and model * Liliana Castro (born 1979), Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress * Liliana Cavani (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 Liliana Delfino was an Argentine Marxist militant. She was born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 16, 1944, She was kidnapped on July 19, 1976 in the town of Villa Martelli, province of Buenos Aires. Along with her husband Ma ...

, Marxist of Argentina * Liliana Dobrescu (born 1971), freestyle swimmer from Romania * Liliana Fellner (born 1957), Argentine Justicialist Party politician * Liliana Gafencu (born 1975), Romanian rower who has won three Olympic gold medals *

Claudia Liliana González Claudia Liliana González Aragón (born 1969) is a Colombian actress from Cali. González studied Architecture but decided to become an actress after taking some acting courses while at college. She started to play small roles in television until ...

(born 1970), Colombian actress * Liliana Greenfield-Sanders (born 1981), American filmmaker * Liliana Heker (born 1943), Argentine writer *

Liliana Herrero Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, Entre Ríos. In 1966, she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen. In her youth, she took part in the vocal groups '' ...

(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 (born 1967), entrepreneur, founder of the Coyote Ugly Saloon and Ugly Inc * Liliana Lozano (1978–2009), Colombian actress and beauty queen * Liliana Martinelli (born 1970), female discus thrower from Argentina * Liliana Mayo (born 1952), Peruvian psychologist and special education teacher * Liliana Mumy (born 1994), American teen actress and voice actress * Liliana Năstase (born 1962), Romanian heptathlete * Liliana Negre de Alonso (born 1954), Argentine politician * Liliana Olivero (born 1956), member of the provincial legislature in Córdoba Province, Argentina * Liliana Ortega (born 1965), Venezuelan professor, human rights lawyer and advocate * Liliana Palihovici (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, video, theater, and public art. Education and teaching experience Porter was born in B ...

(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 (1927–1974), Italian basketball player *

LiliAna Rose Music Rose is a member of the new folk revival which began in England in the late 2000s with acts such as Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling. and has continued onto American shores with acts such as The Relatives, and Andrew Duncan. Since the l ...

(born 1984), folk-pop, singer-songwriter from New York City * Liliana Santos (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

Fictional characters

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''

References

{{given name English feminine given names Italian feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Polish feminine given names Romanian feminine given names Spanish feminine given names

People

Fictional characters

See also

References