Ariana (name)

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Ariana (variants: Ariane, Arianna, Arianne, Arieana, Arionna, Arriana and Aryonna) is a feminine name. It is both an Italian simplification of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy")[link], and a Welsh name meaning "silver" (derived from Welsh arian, "silver").[link]

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