Eliana
Meaning of Eliana
Eliana is most commonly explained as the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of the Roman family name Aelianus, which may derive from the Greek word helios, meaning sun. A separate Hebrew origin, from eli (my God) and anah (answered), gives the meaning God has answered. Name dictionaries do not fully agree, so both explanations are usually noted.
In Italian it is pronounced eh-LYAH-nah. In American English it is pronounced el-ee-AH-nuh.
In Brazil, Eliana is strongly associated with the television host Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra, who hosted her Sunday program on SBT from 2009 to 2024 and now works at TV Globo. The name is also borne by Argentine Navy officer Eliana Krawczyk, one of the 44 crew members lost when the submarine ARA San Juan sank in 2017.
In the United States, Eliana ranked 10th in 2025, with 8,191 babies given the name; it was among the ten most common girls' names that year. It was 537th in 2000 and entered the top 100 in 2016 at 93rd; by 2024 it had reached 18th. The 2025 rank is its highest yet.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as eh-LYAH-nah (/e.li.'a.na/)
American English
- Pronunced as el-ee-AH-nuh (/ˌɛliˈænə/)
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Notable People Named Eliana
| Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra, known as Eliana, is a Brazilian TV host, businesswoman, and former singer who hosted the Sunday show Eliana on SBT from 2009 to 2024 and now works at TV Globo. |
| Eliana Maria Krawczyk was an Argentine Navy officer who was among the 44 crew of the submarine ARA San Juan when it sank in November 2017. |
| Eliana Yael Johnson is an American journalist and editor in chief of the Washington Free Beacon. |
| Eliana Pittman is a Brazilian former singer and actress whose soulful 1970s voice was shaped by her stepfather, jazz saxophonist Booker Pittman, her first teacher, mentor, and recording partner. |
