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Ariana
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ariana
English
Etymology 1
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 cy arian silver.
Pronunciation
en /ɑːɹiˈænə/
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
Derived terms
Arianator
Translations
female given name
Dutch: nl Arianne f
Hindi: hi आरियाना f
Portuguese: pt Ariana f
Spanish: es Ariana
Vietnamese: vi A-ri-a-na
References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en la Ariāna, from en grc Ἀριανή.
Proper noun
en historical a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of ancient period for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River, comprehending the eastern provinces of the Achaemenid Empire that covered entire modern-day Afghanistan, east and southeast of Iran, Tajikistan and northwestern Pakistan
Translations
general geographical term for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 亞莉安娜 Yàlì'ānnà, cmn 愛莉安娜 Àilì'ānnà
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀριανή
Japanese: ja アリアナ ariana
Latin: la Ariana f
Parthian: xpr 𐭇𐭓𐭉𐭅 harēw
Persian: fa هریوا harayvâ, fa هری harê
Middle Persian: pal 𐭧𐭥𐭩𐭥 harēw Phlv
Old Persian: peo 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 haraiva
Portuguese: pt Ariana f
Russian: ru Ариа́на f
Sanskrit: sa सरयु
Sogdian: sog 𐼇𐼊𐼘𐼅 hryw harēw
Etymology 3
en ar أريانة ʔaryāna.
Proper noun
en coastal city c/Tunisia.
Anagrams
en aaainr Arnaia
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt A ri a na
Proper noun
f
pt historical region contregion/Central Asia Afghanistan and surrounding regions Ariana
Proper noun
f Arianas
pt female Ariana
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es female Ariana