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Ariana

/ɑːɹiˈænə/

Ariana proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun (1)

Ariana

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun (2)

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

Proper noun (3)

Ariana

  1. A coastal city in Tunisia.

Ariana meaning in Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian and Vietnamese

Ariana in Hindi

female given name
आरियाना āriyānā

Ariana in Sanskrit

general geographical term for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River
सरयु sarayu

Ariana in Persian

general geographical term for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River
هریوا harayvâ, هری harê

Ariana in Vietnamese

female given name
A-ri-a-na

Origin of Ariana

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”).

Borrowed from Latin Ariāna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριανή (Arianḗ).

Borrowed from Arabic أريانة (ʔaryāna).

Questions about Ariana

What does Ariana mean?
Ariana means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Ariana in Hindi?
Ariana in Hindi is आरियाना (āriyānā). See Ariana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ariana?
Ariana is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ariana?
Ariana is pronounced /ɑːɹiˈænə/.

Words near Ariana in the dictionary

  1. Ariah Park
  2. Arial
  3. arialike
  4. Arian
  5. Arian heresy
  6. Ariana
  7. Arianator
  8. Arianators
  9. Ariane
  10. Arianism
  11. Arianistic

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