- Eliana
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name = Eliana
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footnotes =Eliana (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese), אֶלִיעַנָה (
Hebrew ), Éliane (French), Elaine (English/Old French ), Ηλιάνα (Greek), is a female name ofHebrew origin Fact|date=October 2008 and the feminine form of Elian.Origin & Meaning
Eliana e-lia-na is pronounced Eh-lee-AH-nah. It is of
Hebrew origin, literally translated as "My God has answered me" Fact|date=October 2008. InArabic , it is translated as "the Bright" Fact|date=October 2008. The name may also be related to the Greek "Helios " Fact|date=October 2008, and the name may thus mean "daughter of the sun". Eliana may derive from the Latin family name "Aelianus" Fact|date=October 2008.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 251st most popular name used by females in the United States for 2007, according to the Social Secuirty Administration.
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.
People named Eliana
Models
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Eliana Ramos Actresses
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Eliana Alexander Musicians
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Eliana Michaelichin Bezerra
*Eliana Kissner ingers
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Eliana Chervin
*Eliana Cuevas
*Eliana McCann Smith
*Eliana Vega Rocha External links
* [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Eliana Think Baby Names]
* [http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/e/eliana.html Geocites]
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