Tiana (given name)

{{otheruses|Tiana (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox given name

|name =Tiana

|image = File:Tiana Alexandra and Mark Dacascos.jpg

|caption = Actors Tiana Alexandra and Mark Dacascos in 1983. Tiana Alexandra influenced usage of the name in the United States.

|pronunciation = {{respell}} tee-AHN-ə or tee-ANN-ə

|gender = Feminine

|meaning = Various

|region =

|language = Various

|related names =Atiana, Teana, Teanna, Teyana, Teyanna, Teyonah, Teyonna, Tianna, Tiona, Tionna, Tionne, Tyana, Tyanna, Tyonna

}}

Tiana or Tianna is a feminine given name with various origins. It has been used as an extended form of the name Tia or a short form of names such as Cristiana. {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=261|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}} In the case of Vietnamese-American actor and director Tiana Alexandra, the name was an English spelling of her Vietnamese language given name, Thi Thanh Nga.{{cite web

| url= https://www.truthdig.com/articles/director-tiana-alexandra-silliphant-wants-make-vietnam-great-audio/

| title= Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant Wants to Make Vietnam Great Again

| last= Scheer

| first= Robert

| date= 17 November 2017

| website= truthdig.com

| publisher= Truth Dig

| access-date= 4 November 2024

| quote = }} It is also a Malagasy unisex name meaning loved in use in Madagascar. {{cite web

| url= https://malagasyword.org/bins/teny2/tiana

| title= tiana

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| website= malagasyword.org

| publisher= Malagasy Dictionary and Encyclopedia

| access-date= 6 November 2023

| quote = }} The word tiana also has different Māori language origins. Tiana was among the most popular names for Māori girls in New Zealand in 2020.{{cite web

| url= https://www.dia.govt.nz/press.nsf/d77da9b523f12931cc256ac5000d19b6/736f57cf62edd688cc258656006f5d24!OpenDocument

| title= Top baby names for 2020

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| website= www.dia.govt.nz

| publisher= New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs

| access-date= 4 November 2024

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| url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywords=tiana

| title= Tia

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| website= maoridictionary.co.nz

| publisher= Maori Dictionary

| access-date= 4 November 2024

| quote = }} Usage of the name in the United States increased after 1975, which coincided with film and television appearances by Alexandra. Usage of the name also increased after it was used for the main character of the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog. {{cite web

| url= https://nypost.com/2024/06/17/lifestyle/top-disney-inspired-baby-names-revealed-see-which-states-are-most-obsessed/

| title= The top Disney-inspired baby names revealed — see which states are the most obsessed

| last= Grace

| first= Asia

| date= 17 June 2024

| website= nypost.com

| publisher= New York Post

| access-date= 4 November 2024

| quote = }} {{cite web

| url= https://www.behindthename.com/name/tiana

| title= Tiana

| last= Campbell

| first= Mike

| date=

| website= behindthename.com

| publisher= Behind the Name

| access-date= 6 November 2023

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