Liana is a short form of Juliana or Eliana. Eliana comes from the Roman family name Aelianus, which was derived from the Greek word 'helios' meaning 'sun'. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.
Liana has a musical ear and is good at painting. She is sexual and feminine. Liana easily falls in love and prefers men's company even to meeting her best girlfriend.