Luana is from the Hawaiian luana (happy, content, enjoying) — also widely used in Brazilian Portuguese as a feminine name. A modern American baby name in the broader Hawaiian-Brazilian heritage aesthetic. Luana Piovani (born 1976) is a Brazilian actress and television personality — foundational figure in Brazilian telenovelas including Por Amor (1997-1998, TV Globo) and Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003-2004) — widely considered one of the foundational Brazilian actresses of the 2000s. Luana Andrade — Brazilian model. The name Luana appears in the foundational 1932 Hawaiian-themed Hollywood film Bird of Paradise (Dolores del Río) and gained foundational global popularity through Brazilian telenovelas across Latin America, Portugal, and the Lusophone diaspora. Among the most-popular Brazilian feminine names of the 21st century.
Featured throughout Hawaiian and Brazilian heritage.
Luana reduces to four.