Tiana or Tianna is a feminine given name that originated as an extended form of the name Tia or a short form of names such as Cristiana or Tatiana.[1] Being rare in the United States, its popularity sharply increased since 1975, probably due to the actress Tiana Alexandra active in that time frame.[2]
 German operatic soprano Tiana Lemnitz (1897–1994) was an early bearer of the name. | |
| Pronunciation | tee-AHN-ə or tee-ANN-ə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Language(s) | Various |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Short form of Cristiana or Tatiana, or a variant of Tia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Atiana, Teana, Teanna, Teyana, Teyanna, Teyonna, Tianna, Tiona, Tionna, Tionne, Tyana, Tyanna, Tyonna |
People named Tiana
edit- Tiana Alexandra (born 1961), Vietnamese-American actress and film director
- Tiana Benjamin (born 1984), British actress
- Tiana Brown (born 1981), American dancer
- Tiana Coudray (born 1988), American equestrian and dancer
- Tiana Lemnitz (1897–1994), German operatic soprano
- Tiana Mangakahia, Australian basketball player
- Tiana Ringer (born 1985), American professional wrestler
- Tiana Xiao (born 1990), Japanese pop singer
People named Tianna
edit- Tianna Bartoletta (born 1985), American track and field athlete
- Tianna Hawkins (born 1991), American professional basketball player
- Tianna Melnyk
- Tianna Vickers
Fictional characters
edit- Tiana, the main character of the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Tiana". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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