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”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɑːɹiˈænə/ ==== Proper noun ==== Ariana A female given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Translations ===== ==== 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 Ἀριανή (Arianḗ). ==== Proper noun ==== 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 ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Arabic أريانة (ʔaryāna). ==== Proper noun ==== Ariana A coastal city in Tunisia. === Anagrams === Arnaia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: A‧ri‧a‧na === Proper noun === Ariana f Ariana (a historical region of Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and surrounding regions) === Proper noun === Ariana f (plural Arianas) a female given name, equivalent to English Ariana == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈɾjana/ [aˈɾja.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: A‧ria‧na === Proper noun === Ariana m a female given name, equivalent to English Ariana