WHOA! Let's get something straight here! No form of Liane is French! I live in France and my name is Leanne and when spoken, my name gets blank stares! After I mimic swinging on a vine and say, "Tarzan", they laugh and get it! Liane means "vine" in French! No way, no how is this name French! It's a combination of two ENGLISH names -- Lee (meadow) and Anne (favored). If Anne is French, it's only because of the Biblical influence. Bottomline, if you're looking for a French girl's name, it's not Liane, or any other spelling of that name. [noted -ed]