Dawn or gold
Oriana is likely derived from the Latin word 'aurum', meaning gold, or the Spanish and Portuguese 'oro'. It is also frequently associated with the Latin 'oriri', meaning to rise, specifically in reference to the rising sun or dawn. The name gained literary fame as the name of the heroine in the medieval chivalric romance 'Amadis of Gaul'.
Less common today
Oriana isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,326 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential Italian journalist and political interviewer
The princess and love interest of Amadis · Amadis of Gaul
A character in the animated series Felix the Cat · Felix the Cat: The Movie
