Liana - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Liana \li(a)-na\ is pronounced lee-AHN-ah. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "to twine around". Name of a vine common to tropical rain forests. Also short form of names like Liliana and Juliana, or a variant of Eliana.

Liana has 8 variant forms: Leana, Leanna, Leiana, Liahna, Liane, Liann, Lianna and Lianne.

For more information, see also related names Iliana and Aileen.

Baby names that sound like Liana are Lina, Lana, Linna and Luana.

Liana is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Liana. Click here to compare Liana with related baby names.