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لِيَان

Lian

lee-YAAN

“Gentleness, softness of life.”

About Lian

Lian is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gentleness, softness of life" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ل-ي-ن meaning 'soft, gentle'. Connotes ease and a comfortable life.

Increasingly popular in Gulf families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Liane, Liyan

Root letters

ل ي نL-Y-N

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Lian is one such word.

How to say it

lee·YAAN

Stressed syllable in capitals

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