Is someone being silly?

[ksmith]

So I'm looking up Celtic names, and things seem pretty run-of-the-mill until I check out the Ks and see "Kiana — from Quiana; "soft, synthetic material".

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[daveamongus.livejournal.com]

*boggles*

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I suspect someone might have been feeling a little punchy by that point in the compilation exercise. I mean, I remember Qiana--it was a Really Big Deal in the 70s, which is, I think, a little further along the language timeline than most of the names and definitions discussed.