Alianna

Aliana and Alianna are both 21st century American name inventions most likely inspired by Alice/Allie and Ana. The “-an(n)a” suffix is immensely popular and has spawned many other A names like Arianna, Adrianna and Audrianna. Alianna is just another mutation of this fashionable trend. In addition, the “Ali-“ prefix is also quite appealing to many parents and has likewise instigated the usage of other names, too, like Aliya(h), Alia, Alina, Alissa, etc. Alianna could also be considered a slight variation of Elianna (similar to Aileen vs. Eileen). Elianna is derivative of the Hebrew Eliyanah which means “God has answered me” or the “Lord has responded”. The name is derived from the Hebrew roots “El” (meaning “God”) and “ana” (meaning “answered”). The middle element indicates a first person possession, hence the name’s full meaning: God has answered me, specifically. It is also believed that the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish also use Eliana as a more modern form of an old Roman family name, Aelianus (Aelius), likely borrowed from the Greek “helios” meaning “sun”. In any case, Alianna is a recent invention and as such has no specific etymology or root meaning. Its usage has more to do with the feminine and flowery four-syllable sound.