What does Ariadne mean?

Ariadne means "very holy woman"

How do we pronounce Ariadne?

Ariadne \a-ria-dne, ar-iad-ne\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Ariadne is pronounced as aeRiyAEDNiy (English) or aaRiyAADNeh (Old Greek) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ariadne: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Ariadne?

Ariadne is mainly used in English, German, and Greek, and its language of origin is Old Greek. Ariadne is of the meaning very holy woman. Derived from the elements 'ari' which means most, very ; 'hagnos' which means pure, chaste. Ariadne was the daughter of the Cretan king Minos in Greek mythology. According to legend, she gave the Athenian hero Theseus a ball of thread to help him escape the Labyrinth after killing the Minotaur. She later married the god Dionysius, who after her death cast the crown he had given her into the sky, where it became a constellation. Saint Ariadne was a 2nd-century Phrygian martyr who popularized the name among the early Christians. In recent times, forms of the name have been made known through the Ariane family of European rockets operated by the French company Arianespace. Ariadne has 19 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms consist of Arene meaning of name, name Ariadna origin (used in German, Polish, and Spanish as well), Ariadnah definition, name Ariana origin (used in Albanian, French, and Italian as well), what does the name Arianie mean, Arianna pronounciation (used in Greek and Italian as well), meaning of Arianne (used in French as well), Ariette name popularity, Ary name variations, baby name Aryadna, Aryadnah name popularity, name Aryana meaning, Aryane meaning and origin, nicknames for Aryanna, and name Aryanne meaning. Variant forms of Ariadne used in other languages consist of the French and German Ariane definition, the Albanian nicknames for Arianë, and the French short names for Arienne. The shortening name Ari (Spanish) is another foreign variant form.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ariadne:

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The baby name Ariadne fun facts:

The name Ariadne in reverse order is "Endaira".

The numerological value of the name Ariadne is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Ariadne?

Ariadne is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames