Arianna
Meaning of Arianna
Arianna breezes in like a Mediterranean morning, carrying centuries of story in her satiny, four-syllable stride—ah-ree-AHN-nah in Italian cafés, air-ee-AH-nuh on American playgrounds. Born from the Greek “Ariadne,” “most holy,” she was the clever heroine who slipped Theseus the fateful thread, and that mythic spark still clings to her, glittering like sun on Venetian canals. Italians softened the name to Arianna, lending it operatic flair and enough rolling “r”s to make a gondolier smile. In the United States she spent the ’90s quietly gathering steam, then, like a firework over Rome’s Piazza Navona, shot into the Top 50 by 2014 before settling into a comfortable modern groove. Parents hear music in her vowels, see strength in her ancient pedigree, and feel a dash of dolce vita in her friendly nickname, Ari. Whether she’s guiding lost heroes through life’s labyrinth or scrawling macaroni art on the fridge, Arianna glows with both classical poise and everyday sparkle—a name that wears a laurel wreath in one hand and a Popsicle in the other.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as ah-ree-AHN-nah (/a.ˈri.an.na/)
American English
- Pronunced as air-ee-AH-nuh (/ɑr.i.ˈan.ə/)
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Notable People Named Arianna
| Arianna Huffington is a Greek American author, columnist, and businesswoman. |
| Italian singer, songwriter, stage actress, and TV presenter Arianna Martina Bergamaschi, known as Arianna, began her career at seven with ad campaigns and early TV roles on Fantastico 2 and 3 and the 1989 Rai drama I Promessi Sposi, while training in dance with Brian and Garrison. |
| Arianna Fontana is an Italian short track speed skater with a record 11 Olympic medals, including 500 m golds in 2018 and 2022, making her the most decorated short track athlete and Italy’s most decorated female Winter Olympian. |
| Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace is a Bahamian Olympic swimmer and national record holder, the first Bahamian swimmer to reach an Olympic final, a Pan American Games bronze medalist, and an Auburn and Bolles alum who retired in 2018. |
| Arianna Follis is an Italian cross-country skier. |
| Arianna Isabel Puello Pereyra is a Spanish Dominican rapper whose single Juana Kalamidad reached number six on the Spanish Singles Chart. |
| Arianna Savall i Figueras is a Swiss born Spanish classical singer, harpist, and composer who performs in Catalan, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages. |
| Arianna Talamona is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes internationally. |
| Arianna Farfaletti Casali is a former Italian born Swiss pole vaulter. |
| Arianna Valcepina is an Italian short track speed skater who won a silver medal in the mixed team relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics. |
| Italian water polo player Arianna Garibotti helped Italy win bronze at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships as a center back. |
| Arianna Lazzarini is an Italian politician elected as a deputy to the Italian Parliament in 2018. |
| Arianna Schivo is an Italian Olympic eventing rider who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, placing 34th individually and ninth in the team event. |
| Arianna Bridi is a swimmer from Italy. |
| Arianna Perilli is a professional target shooter from San Marino. |
