Aviana or Avianna is a feminine given name with multiple origins. It is a
Greenlandic name, a variant of the Greenlandic name Avek, meaning "family", combined with the Greenlandic ending ''-na'' that is indicative of a first name. It has been a popular name for girls in
Greenland in recent years.
It is also considered a modern
English elaboration of
Ava or
Eva with the popular ''-ana'' or ''-anna'' ending for feminine given names in English, as in
Ariana. It might also be derived from a combination of the
Hebrew Avi
Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a diminutive of Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of Abigail.
People with the given name include:
* Avi (born 1937), Newbery award-winning Americ ...
, meaning "my father" and
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
.
The name might also be derived from ''avis'' or ''avian'', the
Latin term for "bird".
The name has been well-used for girls in recent years in the United States. Aviana was among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in
Canada, ranking 995th on the popularity chart, with 26 uses in 2021. Another 24 Canadian newborn girls were called Avianna in 2021. Another 13 Canadian girls were called Avyanna in 2021. The name Avianna Louise was noted as the fastest rising name for newborn girls in the
Philippines in 2022. The name was used 11 times for Filipina girls in 2021 and 295 times for Filipina girls born in 2022.
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People
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Avianna Chao
Avianna Chao (born May 3, 1975) is a Chinese-born Canadian sport shooter. She is a gold medalist in the sport pistol at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Shooting career
Chao, a native of Wuhan, China, emigrated to Canada ...
(born 1975), Chinese-born Canadian sport shooter.
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Given names derived from animals
Given names derived from birds