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-iana

-iana is the alternative form of -ana.

Meaning of -ana

Suffix (1)

-ana

  1. A collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.
    Synonyms:
    -ia, -ica

Suffix (2)

-ana

  1. Used in forming female given names.
    • Gloriana, Michaelana, Opheliana

Suffix

-iana

  1. Used in forming female given names.

Forms of -iana

alternative form-ana
alternative form-ania

Origin of -iana

From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus) by analogy with formations ending in -ian (Canadian → Canadiana, Edwardian → Edwardiana). By surface analysis, -ia + -ana.

From -ia + -ana.

Questions about -iana

What does -iana mean?
-iana means used in forming female given names.
What is -iana the alternative form of?
-iana is the alternative form of -ana.
What part of speech is -iana?
-iana is a suffix.

Words near -iana in the dictionary

  1. -ia
  2. -iad
  3. -ial
  4. -ials
  5. -ian
  6. -iana
  7. -ians
  8. -iases
  9. -iasis
  10. -iatric
  11. -iatrician

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -iana (page history and authors); -ana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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