Kiana
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian Kiana (“Diana”), as in the case of the author Kiana (born Diana) Davenport.
- Also used as a modern feminine form of Kian.
Proper noun
Kiana
- A female given name from Hawaiian, of 1970s and later American usage.
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Spoken form of Diana, name of the moon goddess also mentioned in the Bible.
Proper noun
- a female given name originating from the Bible, of modern usage.
Descendants
- → English: Kiana
Etymology 2
Proper noun
References
- 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.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hawaiian
- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- 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 given names
- Hawaiian female given names
- Hawaiian female given names from the Bible
- Hawaiian terms borrowed from English
- Hawaiian terms derived from English
- haw:Place names