ariana

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Definition of ariana in English English dictionary

A female given name

given name, female, from Greek

city in Tunisia

Turkish pronunciation

äriänı

Pronunciation

/ärēˈanə/ /ɑːriːˈænə/

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").*Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001. There has been some confusion with the similar sounding and equally fashionable Adriana and Adrienne. Derivation from Welsh arian "silver" is a folk etymology.