# Ariana (name)

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 (Doric Greek: αρι αδνος; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadna; "most holy"), the daughter of Minos, King of Crete, and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, 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.
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, 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 (Persia) originates from the Old Persian word airiyanem (Ariana) meaning "[The Land of] the Aryans".
Ariana is sometimes used as a Welsh name, an elaboration of Welsh: arian “silver.”

## Name days

* Greece: 18 September.
* Latvia: 22 February.
* Poland: 17 September.
* Russia: 1 October.

## 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. 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
### Ariana

* Ariana Barouk (born 1982), Cuban model
* Ariana Berlin (born 1987), American gymnast and actor
* Ariana Chris (born 1975), Canadian opera singer
* Ariana DeBose (born 1991), American actress, singer and dancer
* Ariana Gillis (born 1990), Canadian singer-songwriter
* Ariana Grande (born 1993), American singer and actress
* Ariana Greenblatt (born 2007), American actress
* Ariana Guido (born 1999), American actress
* Ariana Jollee (born 1982), American pornographic actress
* Ariana Kelly (born 1976), American politician
* Ariana Kukors (born 1989), American swimmer
* Ariana Madix (born 1985), American television personality, model, actress and businesswoman
* Ariana Austin Makonnen (born 1984), American philanthropist
* Ariana Miyamoto (born 1994), Japanese model
* Ariana Nozeman (1626–1661), Dutch actress
* Ariana Ramsey (born 2000), American rugby player
* Ariana Reines (born 1982), American poet and activist
* Ariana Richards (born 1979), American actress and painter
* Ariana Rockefeller (born 1982), American fashion designer
* Ariana Rodriguez (born 1990), Puerto Rican model
* Ariana Savalas (born 1987), American musician

### Arianna

* Arianna Afsar (born 1991), American beauty pageant contestant and semi-finalist on American Idol
* Arianna Bergamaschi (born 1975), Italian singer, stage actress and television presenter
* Arianna Errigo (born 1988), Italian foil fencer
* Arianna Follis (born 1977), Italian cross-country skier
* Arianna Fontana (born 1990), Italian short-track speed skater
* Arianna Puello (born 1977), Spanish composer, rapper and actress
* Arianna Huffington (born 1950), a co-founder of Huffington Post
* Arianna Savall (born 1972), Swiss-born Spanish classical singer, harpist, and composer
* Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (born 1990), a swimmer from the Bahamas
* Arianna Zukerman (born 1972), American lyric soprano

### Ariane

* Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (born 2007)
* Ariane Andrew (born 1987), American professional wrestler and manager
* Ariane Ascaride (born 1954), French actress and screenwriter
* Louise Bourgoin (born 1981), birth name Ariane Bourgoin, French actress
* Ariane Ehrat (born 1961), Swiss former alpine skier
* Ariane Forster (1962–2010), German singer best known by the stage name Ari Up
* Ariane Friedrich (born 1984), German high jumper
* Ariane Hingst (born 1979), German retired football player
* Ariane Koizumi (born 1963), model and actress
* Ariane Labed (born 1984), French actress
* Ariane Laroux (born 1957), Franco-Swiss painter, draughtsman and printmaker
* Ariane Mnouchkine (born 1939), French stage director
* Ariane Moffatt (born 1979), Québécois singer-songwriter
* Ariane Schluter (born 1966), Dutch actress
* Ariane Schréder, French writer
* Ariane Sherine (born 1980), British comedy writer and journalist

### Ariarne

* Ariarne Titmus (born 2000), Australian swimmer

### Aryana

* Aryana Harvey (born 1997), American soccer player
* Aryana Sayeed (born 1985), Afghan singer
* Aryana Engineer (born 2001), Canadian actress

### Fictional characters

* Ariana Dumbledore, fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
* Arianna Hernandez, a character in the Days of our Lives television series
* Arianna Horton, a character named after Arianna Hernandez on Days of our Lives
* Arianna "Ari" Langley, the main protagonist of Mary Stanton's Unicorns of Balinor book series.
* Arianna Rossi, a main supporting character in the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman
* Ariane, the lead female character in Ariane et Barbe-bleue, an opera by Paul Dukas
* Ariane, the lead female character in Love in the Afternoon (1957 film)
* Arianne Martell, fictional character in G.R.R. Martin's The song of Ice and Fire series
* Queen Arianna, supporting character of Tangled: The Series in which she is the birth mother of Rapunzel
* Auriana, Princess of Volta and one of the main characters in the animated series Lolirock