Lian (given name)
Lian is a male and female first name.
Origin and Meaning
Lian is a short form of various names that end in - lian, as Gillian or Julian, or a contraction of Li and Ann.
Dissemination
In the Netherlands, the first name Lian is awarded as a female first name since the 1970s. In Germany the name Lian emerged in the 2000s as a predominantly male first name; in 2011, he was ranked 143 in the male newborn.
Name winners
Artist Name
- Lian Hearn, pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein ( born 1942 ), English writer
- Lian Ross ( * 19? Hiebel as Josephine ), German disco and pop singer