Viridiana (
Spanish,
Portuguese,
Latin), Viridianne (
French
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,
English), Verdiana (
Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.
Origin and meaning
The origin of the female first name Viridiana comes from the Latin word "viridis", meaning "green".
Popularity
Viridiana has never ranked in the top 1,000 female names outside the
United States. It first entered the U.S. baby name popularity charts in 1991 in the 981st spot. By 1997 Viridiana was no longer on the baby name popularity charts, having placed at 934th place the previous year. The highest rank for the name Viridiana in the top 1,000 baby names was in 1995, reaching 784th most popular female name in the U.S
Variations
*Viria
*Viridia
*Viridiana
*Viridianna
*Viridianne
People and projects
Saints
*
Verdiana: an Italian/French Saint
Films
*''
Viridiana'': a film by
Spanish director
Luis Buñuel
Fiction
*
Viridiana Sovari
''Viridiana'' () is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on the 1895 novel ''Halma'' by Benito Pérez Galdós.
The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Canne ...
: a character from the Night Angel trilogy
People
*
Verdiana Masanja
Verdiana Grace Masanja ( Kashaga, born October 12, 1954) is a Tanzanian mathematician specializing in fluid dynamics. She is the first Tanzanian woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics.
Education
Masanja was born in Bukoba, at the time part o ...
(born 1954), Tanzanian mathematician
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Italian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Spanish feminine given names
Portuguese feminine given names