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 Cristiana is an Italian and Portuguese given name, from Cristiano. It is also a feminine given name in Romania, being the feminine form of Cristian. Tiana is a modern short form.
* Cristiana Capotondi
* Cristiana Cucchi
* Cristiana Peres
* Cr ...
. In the case of Vietnamese-American actor and director
Tiana Alexandra, the name was an
English spelling
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of her
Vietnamese language
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given name, Thi Thanh Nga. It is also a
Malagasy unisex name meaning ''
love
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d'' in use in
Madagascar
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. The word ''tiana'' also has different
Māori language
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origins. Tiana was among the most popular names for
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
girls in
New Zealand
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in 2020.
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
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film ''
The Princess and the Frog
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''.
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Women named Tiana
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Tiana Alexandra (born 1956), Vietnamese-American actress and film director
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Tiana Atkinson (born 2002), Australian cricketer
*
Tiana Benjamin (born 1984), British actress
*
Tiana Brown (born 1981), American dancer
* Tiana Caffey (born 1999), American professional wrestler and former soccer player who performs under the ring name
Jaida Parker
*
Tiana Clark, American poet
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Tiana Coudray (born 1988), American equestrian and dancer
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Tiana Davison (born 2000), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
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Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan (born 2006), Nigerian sprinter
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Tiana Jaber (born 2000), Australian footballer
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Tiana Le, American actress
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Tiana Lemnitz (1897–1994), German operatic soprano
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Tiana Mangakahia (born 1995), Australian basketball player
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Tiana Metuarau (born 2001), British born New Zealand netball player
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Tiana Nobile, American poet
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Tiana Penitani (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
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Tiana Rabarijaona (born 1998), Malagasy swimmer
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Tiana Raftstrand-Smith (born 2003), Australian professional rugby league footballer
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Tiana Ringer (born 1985), American professional wrestler
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Helvy Tiana Rosa (born 1970), Indonesian playwright and writer
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Tiana Sumanasekera (born 2007), American artistic gymnast
* Tiana Thomas-Ambersley (born 1995), British singer known professionally as
Tiana Major9
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Tiana Tolstoi (born 1994), Egyptian-born French model of Korean, Serbian, and Russian descent
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Tiana Xiao (born 1990), Chinese-American singer-songwriter
Women named Tianna
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Tianna Bartoletta (born 1985), American track and field athlete
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Tianna Hawkins (born 1991), American professional basketball player
Women named Teana
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Clifeteana "Teana" Miller (born 1980), American former professional basketball player
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Teana Muldrow (born 1995), American professional basketball player
Women named Teyana
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Teyana Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. After choreographing the video for Beyoncé's 2006 single " Ring the Alarm," she signed ...
(born 1990), American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director
Women named Teyonah
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Teyonah Parris (born 1987), American actress
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