Ariana

Ariana

See also: 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 arian (“silver”).

Proper noun

Ariana

1. A female given name.

Translations

female given name

Portuguese: Ariana (pt) f

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Ariāna, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Proper noun

Ariana

1. (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

Latin: Ariana f Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭩𐭥‎ (Harēw) Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 (Haraiva) Parthian: 𐭇𐭓𐭉𐭅‎ (Harēw)

Persian: هریوا‎ (Harayvâ) Portuguese: Ariana (pt) f Russian: Ариа́на f (Ariána) Sogdian: [script needed] (hryw /Harēw/)

Anagrams

• Arnaia

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Ariana f

1. Ariana (a historical region in Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and surround regions)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Ariana