Pronunciation ær.iˈæn.ə, ær.iˈɒ.nə Word/name Persian Region of origin Bactria | Gender Female Meaning The land of Aryans | |
See also Ari, Aria, Anna, Ariona Ariane, Arianne, Arieana, Areanna, Arionna, Arriana, Aryonna, Aryanna, Arianna, Arihyona, Aryana, Ariadna, Ariadne, Arieanna, Aireanna, Ariya, Aryia | ||
Ariana is a feminine Persian name and stands for the land of Aryans. Arianna and Ariane are the two most common variations.
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Etymology
The name Ariana has the several possible following origins.
Ariana, the Latinized form of (Greek: ἡ 'Αρειανή/Arianē), was also a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of ancient period for a district of wide extent in Central Asia, comprising the eastern part of the Persian empire, now all of Afghanistan and a part of Iran and southeast of Tajikistan. The name of Iran (Persia) originates from Persian word Aryānā (Ariana) meaning "The Land of the Aryans".
The name Arianna is also the Latinized form of the name Ariadne (Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadna; "most holy", Cretan Greek αρι [ari] "most" and αδνος [adnos] "holy"), the daughter of Minos, King of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan, from Greek mythology.
The name can also derive from the Welsh word 'arian', meaning silver.
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Popularity
In the United States, the name Ariana was listed as the 78th most popular name for babies in 2006, with Arianna at 77.