Ariana
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See also: ariana
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ariana
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Translations
[edit]female given name
References
[edit]- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Ariāna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριανή (Arianḗ).
Proper noun
[edit]Ariana
- (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
[edit]general geographical term for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: A‧ri‧a‧na
Proper noun
[edit]Ariana f
- Ariana (a historical region in Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and surrounding regions)
Proper noun
[edit]Ariana f (plural Arianas)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ariana
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