Arianne

Meaning of Arianne

Arianne is a feminine given name of Greek origin, functioning as a modern French elaboration of the ancient Greek Ariadne—derived from ἀγία (hagía, “holy”) and ἀδνός (adnós, “pure”)—that has been adopted into Anglo-American usage with distinct phonetic renderings (French [aʁi.ɑ̃]; English [ˈɛəriˌæn]). Its historical associations encompass the Cretan myth of Theseus and Ariadne, successive medieval literary adaptations, and contemporary appearances in Anglophone fiction, while its morphological structure aligns with the –nne suffix characteristic of modern French feminines yet retains its classical semantic core. In the United States, registrations of Arianne have exhibited moderate but consistent rarity since the late twentieth century, with annual frequencies ranging from single digits to low triple digits and a 2024 ranking of 908th (42 occurrences), thereby situating it among the less prevalent yet steadily maintained onomastic choices in modern Anglo-American contexts.