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    Eliana

    el-ee-AH-nuh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    My God has answered
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Eliana does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "My God has answered", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Eliana.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.044% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Eliana — 'my God has answered' — transforms a name into a testimony. Every time this name is spoken, it declares the faithfulness of a God who hears and responds to the cries of His children.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Jeremiah 33:3

      "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."

    • Isaiah 65:24

      "And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear."

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