Message: "Vaiana" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Vaiana

by Felie

1/11/2018, 1:16 AM

Hi !!!

WDYTO Vaiana? (-> http://www.behindthename.com/name/vaiana/submitted)

It is in the latest Disney classic film where Vaiana is a princess of a Oceanic island.

#Vaiana

This message was edited 1/11/2018, 1:17 AM

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- Laslow (Buneary)

1/13/2018, 8:21 AM

It's okay. I prefer Moana, which is what she's called in most countries.

- LillieMae87 (Mae17) +1

1/11/2018, 10:39 PM

An Italian version of Moana? I think its prettier than Moana.

- lakin5

1/12/2018, 7:37 AM

It was the name the Italians used for Moana, same movie different name! Haha!

- EileenRuth (XironDarkstar)

1/11/2018, 8:14 AM

I like it, personally. I like the soundssimilar to Olivia and Anna but the difference.

- lakin5 +3

1/11/2018, 7:38 AM

Ah, so that is the Itailian localized name for Moana! Cool, I like the sound and look but it might be confusing for those not familiar with the name!

This message was edited 1/11/2018, 7:40 AM

- M.Catalina +2

1/11/2018, 10:07 AM

I think they had to change it because there's a (somewhat) famous European p0rn star named Moana.

- Laslow (Buneary)

1/13/2018, 8:22 AM

That's what happened in Italy. In Spain, it's apparently trademarked.

- lakin5

1/11/2018, 10:32 AM

I presume she pronounce it like Mona instead of Mo-Ana!

- summitseeker (theparkite)

1/11/2018, 7:38 AM

I like it. The meaning fits other Tahitian names (objects are a common theme), and the sound is nice, at least in English. Disney using it basically makes it unusable (at least in the West / outside of Tahiti), because that’s the only association people will have with it.

- Theodora'sMommy (Nemesis0408)

1/11/2018, 7:21 AM

Reminds me of that scene in Coal Miner's Daughter... "Get you and Herman a jar of Vyannies" (Vienna sausages).

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