Ariana (name)


Ariana is a feminine Persian name, popular in many languages. Arianna and Ariane are the two most common variations.

Etymology

The name Ariana has the several possible following origins.
Ariana, the Latinized form of, was also a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of antiquity for an extensive territory 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 originates from the Old Persian word ariyanem meaning " the Aryans".
The name Arianna is also the Latinized form of the name Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, King of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan, from Greek mythology.
Ariana was first used in the English speaking world in the nineteenth century. It is also sometimes treated as a Welsh name, an elaboration of Welsh: arian “silver.”

Name days

In the United States, the name Ariana peaked at 37th most popular name for baby girls in 2014, and was in the top 40-90s for the aughts and teens. Arianna also peaked in 2014, at 40th place, and was in the top 50 to low 100s range in the same period. The names are 68th and 95th place for 2018.

Notable people

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