Ariana
Pronounced /ɑːɹiˈænə/
Pronounced /ɑːɹiˈænə/
Babies named Ariana per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 24 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,234 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Millennials: 15,965 babies, 0.57 per 1,000. Gen Z: 55,799 babies, 1.92 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 45,103 babies, 2.22 per 1,000.
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. ===== Derived terms ===== Arianator ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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