Etymology

Rhianna

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Today it means: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna. Full definition →

Arabic رَيْحَانَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromرَيْحَانَة
  2. English todayRhianna

A variant spelling of Rihanna, from Arabic رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna, singulative of رَيْحَان (rayḥān, “basil; myrtle”)). This spelling is possibly influenced by unrelated Welsh names such as Rhiannon.

Words from the same roots

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Rihanna

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.