Kiana
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hawaiian Kiana, itself from English Diana. Also used as a modern feminine form of Kian.
Proper noun
[edit]Kiana
- A female given name from Hawaiian, of 1970s and later American usage.
Anagrams
[edit]Hawaiian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Spoken form of Diana, name of the moon goddess also mentioned in the Bible.
Proper noun
[edit]Kiana
- a female given name originating from the Bible, of modern usage
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Kiana
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kiana
- Guiana (a country in South America)
References
[edit]- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Māmaka kaiao: a modern Hawaiian vocabulary, University of Hawaii Press 2003, →ISBN
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kiana does not appear in 19th century marriage records.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Kiana was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1983 and 1989-2008.
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- English terms borrowed from Hawaiian
- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English female given names
- English female given names from Hawaiian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian proper nouns
- Hawaiian given names
- Hawaiian female given names
- Hawaiian female given names from the Bible
- Hawaiian terms borrowed from English
- Hawaiian terms derived from English
- haw:Countries in South America
- haw:Countries