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Eliana?

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Summerloving17 · 15/05/2019 06:52

Just found this name on a site that means God has answered/ray of light. I actually really like it and thought could nickname Elle/Ellie?

Would love all your thoughts as so helpful x

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SleightOfMind · 17/05/2019 01:06

My little cousin is called Eliana (Lia for short).
Her parents are French/Brit and Italian. They met in Spain.
It’s a beautiful name that works well with lots of different languages.
The Eliana in my daughter’s class has Russian/German parents and is Eli for short.
Lovely name, definitely on the list!

flopsyandflim · 17/05/2019 00:58

I known an Ellia which I think is really pretty

Kokeshi123 · 17/05/2019 00:53

It's OK but does sound like a variation on the million Elle's, Ellie's and Ella's.

NameChangedNoImagination · 16/05/2019 23:49

pretty but boring.

sweetkitty · 16/05/2019 23:37

Love it

Wallywobbles · 16/05/2019 23:33

I know an Eliane. Nickname Ellie. Lovely old fashioned French name.

starzig · 16/05/2019 23:32

Love Eliana but would get the rage if it was my name and someone shortened it.

DramaAlpaca · 16/05/2019 23:27

It's a pretty name. I wouldn't want it shortened to Elle or Ellie though. Far too many of them.

Mac47 · 16/05/2019 23:25

I would suggest Lana as a nn rather than Ellie, which is dire.

MeMyselfAndEyes · 16/05/2019 23:20

Love it, or another spelling variant - Ehlana.

Tillygetsit · 16/05/2019 23:16

Please not another Ellie. I'm knee deep in them.

Proseccofuelled · 16/05/2019 09:53

No Eliana in the Bible you might be thinking Eli ?

daisypond · 16/05/2019 08:51

It’s not a name in the Bible, though. There’s no such person. It’s OK as a name, pretty but too bland for my tastes.

Astronica · 16/05/2019 08:06

I've come across a few little Elianas. As it's in the Bible it seems to be currently popular among Christian families. It fits with the popular 'El' sounding names and 'ana' endings eg Ariana. Not my style as I'm not so keen on frilly names, but nothing wrong with it.

Proseccofuelled · 15/05/2019 23:21

Juliana is another pretty one

FaffyFaffington · 15/05/2019 20:55

I also know an Italian (adult) Eliana. Lovely name.

SallyWD · 15/05/2019 20:53

Very pretty

RuthW · 15/05/2019 20:09

I love any 'arna' names

Ces6 · 15/05/2019 11:36

I know a lovely Italian Eliana too.

Bayleyf · 15/05/2019 11:33

I love it.

I know two, one pronounced Ellie-Anna and one Ellie-Aarna.

POP7777777 · 15/05/2019 09:20

A very pretty name.

Proseccofuelled · 15/05/2019 09:19

Not heard it before but it sounds lovely & I say that as someone who only tends to like quite ‘boring’ names.

There is also Iliana which I think is lovely & more distinct from the millions of Ellie/Ella/Evie etc etc

TurquoiseAndPurple · 15/05/2019 08:57

I know a 6 year old Eliana who doesn't get called Ella or Ellie ever.

SundayMorningSun · 15/05/2019 08:30

I like it. I know a lovely Italian woman (aged about 35) called Eliana.

Not a made-up name at all! It's an Italian version of the Roman name Aeliana (lots of Italians have Roman names). I think there's a St Aeliana.

Rtmhwales · 15/05/2019 07:58

This is my new niece's name in California. I thought it was a made up name. It's pretty enough but not really my cup of tea.