Tiana (given name) explained

Tiana
Pronunciation:	tee-AHN-ə or tee-ANN-ə
Gender:	Feminine
Meaning:	Short form of Cristiana or Tatiana, or a variant of Tia
Language:	Various
Related Names:	Atiana, Teana, Teanna, Teyana, Teyanna, Teyonna, Tianna, Tiona, Tionna, Tionne, Tyana, Tyanna, Tyonna

Tiana or Tianna is a feminine given name that originated as an extended form of the name Tia or a short form of names such as Cristiana or Tatiana.^[1] Being rare in the United States, its popularity sharply increased since 1975, probably due to the actress Tiana Alexandra active in that time frame.^[2]

People named Tiana

• Tiana Alexandra (born 1961), Vietnamese-American actress and film director
• Tiana Atkinson (born 2002), Australian cricketer
• Tiana Benjamin (born 1984), British actress
• Tiana Brown (born 1981), American dancer
• Tiana Clark, American poet
• Tiana Coudray (born 1988), American equestrian and dancer
• Tiana Le, American actress
• Tiana Lemnitz (1897–1994), German operatic soprano
• Tiana Mangakahia, Australian basketball player
• Tiana Metuarau (born 2001), New Zealand netball player
• Tiana Penitani (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
• Tiana Ringer (born 1985), American professional wrestler
• Tiana Sumanasekera (born 2007), American artistic gymnast
• Tiana Xiao (born 1990), Japanese pop singer

People named Tianna

• Tianna Bartoletta (born 1985), American track and field athlete
• Tianna Hawkins (born 1991), American professional basketball player
• Tianna Melnyk
• Tianna Vickers

Fictional characters

• Tiana, the main character of the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog,

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 261. 0-19-861060-2.
2. Web site: Tiana . Campbell . Mike . behindthename.com . Behind the Name . 6 November 2023 .