Drift from the greek Ariadne, composed from the prefix intensifying ari and haghne “sacred, chaste”: it means therefore “very chaste, purest, sacred one”. Latinised in Ariadne and Ariadna, became Arianna probably to smooth the pronunciation. A famous Arianna is the beautiful daughter of Minosse, king of Crete, which Teseo saved from the Minotauro, thanks to the famous thread, guiding him to exit from the maze.
Gender
Female
Name Day
September 18: Saint Ariadne (Arianna) of Phrygia - Martyr