Ariane - Meaning of Ariane

What does Ariane mean?

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Ariane

[ 3 syll. a-ria-ne, ar-i-ane ] The baby girl name Ariane is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in French as ae-Riy-AEN †. Ariane has its origins in the Latin, Old Greek, Welsh, and Old French languages. It is used largely in Dutch, German, French, and English.

Ariane is a form of Adriana in the Dutch and German languages.

Ariane is also a form of the English, German, and Greek Ariadne in the French and German languages.

Ariane is also a form of Ariana in the English and French languages.

Ariane is also a form of the Italian, English, and Greek Arianna.

Ariane is also a form of the English and Italian Oriana in the English language.

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Ariane is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1978 with 0.010% of baby girls being named Ariane. It had a ranking of #886 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Ariane, Ariana was the most widely used. Ariane has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Ariane include Aeronwen, Airini, Arian, Arianne, Armahni, Armaney, Armani, Armanie, Armanii, Armine, Armona, Arneah, Arniah, Arnina, Aruna, Aryane, Aryanne, Czarynah, Eirena, and Eirene.

† Pronunciation for Ariane: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Ariane is Royalty Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, born Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés 10 April 2007, The Hague, Netherlands.