Kiana

Borrowed from Hawaiian Kiana, itself from English Diana. Also used as a modern feminine form of Kian.

Kiana

1. A female given name from Hawaiian, of 1970s and later American usage.

• Kania, Nakai

• IPA^(key): /kiˈa.na/, [tiˈjɐ.nə]

Spoken form of Diana, name of the moon goddess also mentioned in the Bible.

Kiana

1. a female given name originating from the Bible, of modern usage

• → English: Kiana

Borrowed from English Guiana.

Kiana

1. Guiana (a country in South America)

• 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.