# Ariana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɑːɹiˈænə/ · frequency rank #23,749

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-asian)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-aryan)
- **avian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-avian)
- **Arias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-arias)
- **Arran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-arran)
- **armada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-armada)
- **Armani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-armani)
- **Astana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-astana)
- **Ariane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-ariane)
- **Arjuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-arjuna)
- **Arizona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-arizona)
- **Arianna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-arianna)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-ariana)
- **arena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arena-vs-ariana)
- **Alina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alina-vs-ariana)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-ariana)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-ariana)
- **Amina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amina-vs-ariana)
- **Adrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrian-vs-ariana)
- **arcane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcane-vs-ariana)

## Common misspellings (6)
`airana`, `araina`, `ariaan`, `arinaa`, `arriana`, `raiana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ariana