Tiana as a girl's name is of Russian and Latin origin meaning "princess". ALSO SEE: Disney Baby Names.
The word is derived from the Arabic verb (Arabic: طرق‎‎, á¹araqa) meaning to strike, and into the agentive form (Arabic: طارق‎‎, á¹Äriq) meaning striker. It started to get used as a name after Tariq ibn-Ziyad, a military Berber leader who conquered Iberia (Spain and Portugal) in 711 AD.
