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Ariana

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Ariana at a glance

Origin
Greek
Root meaning
“silver”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ɑːɹiˈænə/

Etymology

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”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Ariana mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek. Its root means "silver".

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