Eliana
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Eliana, אֶלִיעַנָה Ηλιάνα (Greek
), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Italian
, Portuguese
and Spanish
.
, located after EL, indicating first person possession. Biblical sources: "And he erected there an altar, and called it El- [God] elohe-Israel [El, the God of the Patriarch Israel]" (Genesis 33:20). "And Efron answered [ana] Abraham, saying unto him," (Genesis 23:14).
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
(sun
).
Moreover, it is related to the Greek name Helene
, and would thus be one of the many forms derived from that Greek name, such as Elaine
from Old French
. In Arabic, it is translated as "the Bright" .
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.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Origin & Meaning
Many sources derive it from Hebrew, literally translated as "My God has answered me." It is composed of three Hebrew elements: EL, meaning GOD; ANA, meaning ANSWERED; and the YudYodh
Yodh is the tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew Yud , Syriac and Arabic...
, located after EL, indicating first person possession. Biblical sources: "And he erected there an altar, and called it El- [God] elohe-Israel [El, the God of the Patriarch Israel]" (Genesis 33:20). "And Efron answered [ana] Abraham, saying unto him," (Genesis 23:14).
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
Helios
Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia or Euryphaessa and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn...
(sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
).
Moreover, it is related to the Greek name Helene
Helene (name)
Helene is a female given name from the Greek Ἑλένη, whose etymology is unclear. The modern Greek pronunciation is Eleni, and in English there is also Helena, Elena, Elaine, Helen, Hellen, or Ellen. The name is first attested in the Iliad — Helen of Troy.The name is used in many other...
, and would thus be one of the many forms derived from that Greek name, such as Elaine
Elaine (given name)
Elaine is a given name, one of the variants of Helen, and may refer to:In television and film:* Elaine Benes, Seinfeld character* Elaine , EastEnders character* Elaine Hendrix , American actress...
from Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
. In Arabic, 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 203rd most popular name used by females in the United States for 2008, according to the Social Security Administration.Popularity of the female name Eliana in the United States.
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 203 |
| 2007 | 251 |
| 2006 | 282 |
| 2005 | 302 |
| 2004 | 314 |
| 2003 | 346 |
| 2002 | 393 |
| 2001 | 493 |
| 2000 | 537 |
| 1999 | 624 |
| 1998 | 282 |
| 1997 | 282 |
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.
Saints
Saint Eliana was a minor Roman martyr from Pontus. http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Eliana A trace of the cult of holy Eliana is in the chapel of Sacred Relics from the Cottolengo of Turin which keeps the wax statue of the martyr. Her story is given in the Bibliotheca Sanctorum and her feastday is listed as August 18 in the Martirologio Siriaco and the Martirologio Geronimiano. The name Eliana was promulgated by devotees of this saint.Media
- Eliana the romantic novel by Samuel PordageSamuel PordageSamuel Pordage was a 17th century English poet. He is best known by his Azaria and Hushai , a reply to John Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel.-Life:...
; - Eliana, Eliana, an IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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