You're probably right but I just don't really understand why people would go from
Tiana to Tiarna. It has a different sound (slightly). To me that just doesn't sound like it should be the same name.
If I found a name and wanted to spell it creatively I wouldn't throw an R in there all of a sudden. It seems unusual.
I mean if I heard bree-AH-na I wouldn't feel the need to do Briarna (this spelling doesn't even show up in the "beyond the top 1000"). I would use
Briana or
Brianna or Breeana. The R just seems so random and for it to become so relatively common - it just confuses me.
I posted this on the other board (facts) and someone suggested it might come from
Tierney. This makes some sense because British and Irish names were popular in Australia (
Bronwyn, for example). But yes, no idea, I am just confused hahaha
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