Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /li.ˈæn.ə/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Probably this was originally a variant of Liana. It is now often considered a combination of Lee and Anna [1].

Related Names

VariantsLiana, Lillia, Lillie
Masculine FormJulian
Other Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Iuliana, Juliana(Ancient Roman) Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Ulyana(Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana, Yuliana(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta, Julijana, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja(Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Liliana, Eliška(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilli, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Juliana, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Lilja(Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsi, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli(Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Juliane, Julienne, Lili, Liliane, Babette, Élise, Lilianne, Lise, Lys(French) Xiana(Galician) Elisabed(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Juliana, Juliane, Lili, Lilli, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Liane, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elisavet(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Julianna, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elsa(Icelandic) Yuliana(Indonesian) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Lile(Irish) Elisabetta, Giuliana, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Liana, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Juliāna, Lilija, Elīza, Elza, Ilze, Liāna(Latvian) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Julijana, Liljana(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Julianna, Lilia, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza(Polish) Isabel, Juliana, Liliana, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elza, Isabela, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Iuliana, Liliana, Liana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Uliana, Ulyana, Yelizaveta, Yuliana, Yulianna(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Julijana, Ljiljana, Ljilja(Serbian) Alžbeta, Izabela, Juliana, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Izabela, Julijana, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Špela(Slovene) Isabel, Juliana, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Isabela(Spanish) Elsy, Lizbeth(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Lilly, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Uliana, Ulyana, Yelyzaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)
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Sources & References

  1. Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 488.
Entry updated February 4, 2020