Ariana
♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
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Origin and meaning
Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding Adriana and Adrienne. * By folk etymology also associated with Welsh arian (“silver”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Romania
- Croatia
- Kosovo
- Slovenia
- Albania
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Exilexi (Grenoble (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).