Entry № 10031 · Greek origin

Styliani Styliani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ stee-LYAH-nee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Pillar (Saint Stylianos child-protector)"

Syllables

First recorded

Medieval (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "pillar (saint stylianos child-protector)".

Styliani is from the Greek Στυλιανή (Stylianí — pillar) — feminine of Stylianos from Greek stylos (pillar/column). Styliani is one of the Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek Orthodox heritage. Greek feminine name reflecting Greek Orthodox heritage.

Pillar (Saint Stylianos child-protector) — a Greek name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Στυλιανή

Transliteration: Stylianí
Pronunciation: / stiːˈljɑː.ni /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Styliani stands.

Styliani does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Namesakes

Stylianis before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia

7th c. Greek Orthodox saint + patron saint of children + cure infertility + heal sick children + feast day November 26.

Greek Orthodox

Names connected to Styliani.

Numerology

The number behind Styliani.

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Styliani reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.