Eliana

Eliana is a female given name not only common in Romance-speaking countries . It is the feminine form of Elias as well as the Italian and Spanish forms of Eliane . The name day is November 17th.

Origin and meaning

In Hebrew, the name literally means 'My God has answered', and at the same time corresponds to the male form Elias from the Hebrew אֱלִיָּהוּ Elijahu, which means 'My God is YHWH '. The Italian / Greek meaning of Eliana is "The Sun" or "Daughter of the Sun".

distribution

The first name Eliane appeared in France at the beginning of the 20th century and reached the peak of its distribution between 1935 and 1940. Since 1900, more than 115,000 women have had the first name Eliane.

variants

• French : Éliane [e'ljan]
• Russian : Ilijana
• Hebrew : Elyana

The diminutive or nickname of Eliane is Eliette (name of Herbert von Karajan's wife : Eliette von Karajan ).

Male forms

• Elias, Elian (German)
• Eliano (Italian)
• Élian (French)
• Elian (Turkish)

Well-known namesake

• Eliane Müller (* 1990), Swiss musician, winner of the talent show DGST 2012
• Éliane de Creus (1905–1997), French singer and actress
• Eliana D'Ippolito (* 1986), Italian singer
• Eliana Burki (* 1983), Swiss musician
• Eliana Printes , Brazilian singer
• Eliane Elias (* 1960), Brazilian pianist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eliana. on: baby-vornamen.de
2. ↑ The large first name dictionary. Dudenverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2 .
3. ↑ Eliane. on: Tous-les-prenoms.com
4. ↑ Alfred J. Kolatch: The New Name Dictionary - Modern English and Hebrew Names. Middle Village, 1994
5. ^ Biblical dictionary of names. Mitternachtsruf Verlag, Pfäffikon ZH, 1991
6. ↑ The big book of first names. Humboldt-Taschenbuchverlag Jacobi KG, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-581-66505-X .