Oriana (disambiguation)
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Oriana is a given name for female humans.
Oriana may also refer to:
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[edit] People
- Elizabeth I of England (1533 – 1603), known as Oriana, probably from Gloriana (Glory) or Floriana (Flower)
- Oriana Fallaci (1929 – 2006), Italian journalist, author, political interviewer, and World War II partisan
- Oriana Panozzo, Australian actress
- Oriana Small (born 1981), birth name of Ashley Blue, American pornographic actress
[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
- Oureana, semi-legendary Moorish princess who was converted to Christianity in 12th Century Portugal (see Fátima, Portugal).
[edit] Ships
- HMS Oriana
- SS Oriana (1959), 1959-built ocean liner
- MV Oriana (1995), 1995-built cruise ship
[edit] Other
- Oriana (Movie), 1985 film directed by Fina Torres
- Oriane Ou la Cinquième Couleur, 2002 novel by Paul-Loup Sulitzer
- Orianna, Marquette, Michigan, neighborhood of Marquette, Michigan, United States
- The Triumphs of Oriana, 1601 book of madrigals by Thomas Morley
- Oriana (play), 19th century play by James Albery