Arianna

  • [ ah-RYAHN-nah ]
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Italian form of ARIADNE.

ARIADNE   female   Greek Mythology
Means "most holy", composed of the Cretan Greek elements αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy". In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos. She fell in love with Theseus and helped him to escape the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, but was later abandoned by him. Eventually she married the god Dionysus.
EQUIVALENTS
CATALAN: Ariadna
CROATIAN: Arijana
DUTCH: Ariane
ENGLISH: Ariana, Arienne, Aryana
FRENCH: Ariane, Arianne
GERMAN: Ariane
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Ariadne
POLISH: Ariadna
RUSSIAN: Ariadna
SPANISH: Ariadna