Ariana (name) explained

Ariana
Pronunciation:pronounced as /ær.iˈæn.ə/ or pronounced as /ær.iˈɒ.nə/[1]
Gender:Female
Meaning:Most holy
Origin:Persian, Avestan, or Greek
See also:Ariadne

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

Etymology

The name Ariana may be used following several possible following origins.

The name Ariana is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Ariadne (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadna; "most holy", Cretan Greek αρι [ari] "most" and αδνος [adnos] "holy"), the daughter of Minos, King of Crete,[2] and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the god of the sun,[3] from Greek mythology.

Afghans consider this name as an Afghan name and the most Persian people around the world as Iranian, know Ariana as Persian (Farsi) name. As "Ariana" is made from the combination of the words "Ariya" and "Na" (suffix of similarity) and means Aryan and noble.[4]

Ariana, a term in classical history, from Latin Arianus, Ariana, from Greek Arianē, Areianē, names applied in classical times to the eastern part of ancient Iran and to its inhabitants. Ancient Iranians used the name in reference to themselves (Old Persian ariya-), hence Iran. Ultimately from Sanskrit arya- "compatriot;" in later language "noble, of good family.", was a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of antiquity for an extensive territory in Central Asia,[5] comprising the eastern part of the Persian empire, now all of Afghanistan and a part of Iran and southeast of Tajikistan.[6] [7] The name of Iran (Persia) originates from the Old Persian word airiyanem (Ariana) meaning "[The Land of] the Aryans".[8]

Ariana is sometimes used as a Welsh name, an elaboration of Welsh: ariansilver.”[9]

Name days

Popularity

In the United States, the name Ariana peaked at the 30th most popular name for baby girls in 2014, and was in the top 40th to 100th most popular names during the first and second decades of the 21st century.[14] 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 2017.

Notable people

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Fictional characters

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Ariana. Mike Campbell. Behind the Name.
  2. Homer, Odyssey 11.320, Hesiod, Theogony 947, and later authors.
  3. Pasiphaë is mentioned as Ariadne's mother in Bibliotheke 3.1.2 (Pasiphaë, daughter of the Sun), in Apollonius' Argonautica iii.997, and in Hyginus Fabulae, 224.
  4. https://www.namefarsi.com/%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85-%d8%a2%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a7/ اسم آریانا | نام فارسی
  5. Web site: Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. archive.org. Boston : Little, Brown. 1870.
  6. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2008
  7. Web site: Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, A, Argynnus, Ărĭāna. tufts.edu.
  8. Web site: Iran. N.S. Gill. About.com Education. 29 August 2013. 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094502/http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/persianempiremaps/qt/Iran.htm. dead.
  9. Book: Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names for Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts who are Curious about Names from Every Place and Every Time. 9780738723686. Sheard. K. M.. 2011. Llewellyn Worldwide .
  10. https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/greece Name days: Greece
  11. https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/latvia Name days: Latvia
  12. https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/poland Name days: Poland
  13. https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/russia Namedays: Russia
  14. Web site: Popular Baby Names. ssa.gov. 2 January 2008. 2 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. dead.