Briana
Meaning of Briana
Briana—pronounced bree-AH-nuh—springs from the same ancient Gaelic well as Brian, carrying the proud meaning of “noble, strong,” and she’s been flexing those muscles in style ever since Edmund Spenser slipped her into the pages of The Faerie Queene. Fast-forward a few centuries and you’ll find Briana surfing the popularity wave: she shot up the American charts in the 1990s like a firework on the Fourth of July, grazed the Top 50, then glided back to a comfy middle spot where she still twinkles today. The name paints instant pictures of windswept Irish cliffs, a tartan cape fluttering behind a heroine who can scale a corporate ladder as easily as she could have wielded a medieval sword. Pop-culture cameos—from collegiate basketball courts to indie pop playlists—keep her sneakers firmly in the present, while those Celtic roots anchor her in timeless tradition. In short, Briana is a spirited mash-up of velvet vowels and steely backbone: perfect for parents who want a name as classic as a Celtic knot and as lively as a little girl zooming down the driveway on her brand-new scooter.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as bree-AH-nuh (/bri:ˈa:njə/)
American English
- Pronunced as bree-AH-nuh (/bri:ˈanə/)
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Notable People Named Briana
| Briana Scurry is an American retired soccer goalkeeper who led the US women's national team to victory in the 1999 World Cup and competed in multiple Olympic Games. |
| Briana Nichole Williams, a Jamaican-American sprinter, became the youngest athlete to win the 100m and 200m double at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships at age 16. |
| Briana Evigan is an American actress and dancer best known for her lead roles in the Step Up film series and The Devil's Carnival movies. |
| Briana Justine Cuoco is an American actress, singer, and choreographer. |
| Briana Scott is an American singer-songwriter known for her contemporary Christian music. |
| Briana Buckmaster is a Canadian actress and singer renowned for her role as Donna Hanscum in Supernatural and for releasing her debut album Begin in 2018. |
| Briana Zamora - Briana H. Zamora is an American attorney and judge who became a New Mexico Supreme Court justice in 2021 after serving on the state's Court of Appeals. |
| Briana Venskus-Vazquez is an American actress and satirist. |
| Briana Provancha is an American sailor who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Briana Nicole Henry is an American actress known for playing Jordan Ashford on General Hospital and Esmeralda on The Young and the Restless. |
