Viridiana (name)

Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.

Origin and meaning
The origin of the female first name Viridiana comes from the Latin word "viridis", meaning "green".

Popularity
Viridiana has never ranked in the top 1,000 female names outside the United States. It first entered the U.S. baby name popularity charts in 1991 in the 981st spot. By 1997 Viridiana was no longer on the baby name popularity charts, having placed at 934th place the previous year. The highest rank for the name Viridiana in the top 1,000 baby names was in 1995, reaching 784th most popular female name in the U.S..

Variations

 * Viria
 * Viridia
 * Viridiana
 * Viridianna
 * Viridianne

Saints

 * Verdiana: an Italian/French Saint

Films

 * Viridiana: a film by Spanish director Luis Buñuel

Fiction

 * Viridiana Sovari: a character from the Night Angel trilogy

People

 * Verdiana Masanja (born 1954), Tanzanian mathematician