Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Ariana

For clarification -- Ariana is pronounced Are-ee-ah-na. (No "airy" and no "anna.")

The name Ariana is from the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy", "Holy one"; Cretan Greek αρι [ari] "most" and αδνος [adnos] "holy").

That is the translation/orgin I find on most baby name sites. Some other origins found less commonly were:

Welsh: meaning silver
Latin: (aria) meaning melody or song
Persian: meaning Persian, nobility

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