Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 Poliana
/poh · lee · AH · nah/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Brazilian feminine name, a Portuguese adaptation of Pollyanna, the optimistic fictional character created by Eleanor H. Porter in 1913; the name carries its literary association.
Nicknames
poli
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Literary and warmly Brazilian; ages quietly without dating sharply.
The cultural moment.
Consistent niche use in Brazil from the mid-20th century onward.