Eliana (1)

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ÉLIANE.

éLIANE   female   French
Probably from Aeliana, the feminine form of the Roman name Aelianus, which was derived from the Roman family name AELIUS. This was the name of an early saint and martyr.
AELIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) meaning "sun". This was the family name of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aeliana
FRENCH: Éliane
ITALIAN: Eliana
PORTUGUESE: Eliana
SPANISH: Eliana
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ITALIAN: Liana
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aelianus
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aelia, Aelius
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Helios
ITALIAN: Elio