Liana

Liana tangle in India.
Gender	Female
Name day	10 December
Other names
Variant form(s)	Eliana, Juliana, Liliana, Liyana

Liana is a female given name. It is a short form of Eliana, Juliana, Liliana, Liyana and other names that end in -liana. It can also be a botanical name derived from Liana.

In French Liana comes from the word liane, this name means "to climb like a vine". Lianas may be found in many different plant families. Bougainvillea is an example of a liana.

In Arabic, Liana (ليانة) comes from the word Leen (لين), which is a popular name in the Arab world (Liana stills less popular and it is considered as a rare name in Arab countries), they both mean "soft" and "tender",^[1] this meaning can be related to other names like Leen (mentioned above), Layan, or Lina.

Notable people known by the name include:

• Liana Drahová, Slovak figure skater
• Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist
• Liana Kerzner, Canadian YouTuber
• Liana Liberato, American actress
• Liana Fiol Matta, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
• Liana Mesa, Cuban volleyball player
• Liana Nella-Potiropoulou, Greek architect
• Liana Orfei, Italian actress and circus artist
• Liana Stanciu, Romanian television presenter
• Liana Șerbescu, Romanian pianist
• Liana Dahdouh, Syrian Journalist/tv presenter

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