Meanings
- A female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.
Devoted grandfather of Ariel, Emiliana, Andrew, Liana, Daniel and Jordan.
2008 June 24, “[Paid Notice: Deaths] Solomon, George B.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC2 more examples
“What I’m seeing in the literature is more and more evidence of how important it is to be intentional and deliberate about the way we’re using technology,” said Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a neuroscientist who teaches courses about the science of happiness at work for the University of California, Berkeley.
2021 June 23, Brian X. Chen, “Turn Tech to Your Advantage in the New Hybrid Workplace”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2021In the nearly wordless opening stretch of “Mia,” we watch as Aaron (Shah Motia), a middle-aged drifter, nervously tools around small-town streets before tailing Brenda (Julie Lucido) and her teenage daughter, Emma (Emiliana Jasper), to the motel where they’re staying.
2025 August 13, Erik Piepenburg, “Five Horror Movies to Stream Now”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2025
Origin
- Italian, Portuguese, and SpanishEmiliana
- EnglishEmiliana
From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Emiliana. By surface analysis, Emilia /Emily + -ana or Emilian + -a.
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Emiliana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emiliana
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