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-iana

Today it means: Used in forming female given names. Full definition →

Latin -āna

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-iana · suffix¹

Latin · derived from-āna
English today-iana

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

-iana · suffix²

From -ia + -ana.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.