Oriana

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Oriana is primarily a female given name, widespread, even if not very common, in European languages. Its etymological origins are probably mixed. On the one hand there seems to be the Celtic Irish meaning of Blond or Golden, on the other hand there is the Latin meaning of Rising (as in Sunrise; see a similar word root in Orient). There seems to be a connection between these two origins, given that the root Ori may be an Indo-European root referring to the rising or colour of the Sun. Things get even more complicated as in the languages of the Iberian peninsula, namely Spanish and Portuguese, there is the medieval Oroana or Ouroana, from Oro or Ouro meaning Gold, whose origin is the Latin Aurum, and whose root, Aur, may be related to Ori. Variants include Orianna, Oriane or Orianne. Sometimes Orian or Dorian may be a male given name or a Family name, as in the case of Orian, Orians, Dorian or Doria.

Oriana may refer to a number of different things:

Contents 1 Fictional characters 2 People 3 Ships 4 Other

[edit] Fictional characters

• Oriana, heiress to the throne of Great Britain and beloved of Amadis de Gaula, in the 16th century Spanish knight-errantry romance of Portuguese origin of the same name by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo.
• The Fairy Oriana, main character of the children's book A Fada Oriana, by Portuguese writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.
• Oriane de Guermantes (Duchesse de Guermantes), character in the semiautobiographical novel in seven volumes written by Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time.
• Oriana, the name of the beleaguered Princess that the protagonist must save as well as the land where she resides in Felix the Cat: The Movie.
• Orianna is the female goddess of fertility and love, the partner of Phaon in the Shadow World campaign world created by Terry K. Amthor for Iron Crown Enterprises and the gaming system Rolemaster
• Orianna is the daughter of Talon and Oria in the metal opera Days of Rising Doom by Aina

[edit] People

• Queen Elizabeth I of England, known as Oriana, probably from Gloriana (from Glory) or even Floriana (from Flower).
• Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist , author, political interviewer and former partisan during World War II.
• Orianne Collins, musician Phil Collins' third wife.
• Oriana Panozzo, Australian actress.

[edit] Ships

• HMS Oriana
• SS Oriana
• MV Oriana

[edit] Other

• Oriana, a 1985 movie by Venezuelan Film director Fina Torres, also known in the United States by its video title Oriane.
• Oriane Ou la Cinquième Couleur, a 2002 novel by French author Paul-Loup Sulitzer.
• Orianna, the world where the role-play takes place in the roleplaying-game Fabula created by Tomas H.V.Mørkrid from Norway.
• Orianna, a neighborhood of the city of Marquette, United States.
• The Triumphs of Oriana, book published in 1601 by Renaissance composer Thomas Morley in honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
• Oriana, a doll of the Bratz Girlz dolls' collection.
• Oriana, a play by 19th century English Playwright James Albery.
• Oriana, a music by Al Di Meola (album Kiss My Axe - 1988), named after one of his daughthers.
• Oriana, a Circular statistics program by Kovach Computing Services.