Ariadne
Ariadne is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Most holy and pure.
What Ariadne means
Most holy and pure.
Ariadne sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Ariadne comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Ariadne is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Ariadne?
In the girl name rankings we track, Ariadne falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Ariadne
Two ideas meet in Ariadne: faith and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Ariadne
These share Ariadne's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Elsie — Pledged to God.
- Jane — God is gracious.
- Natalia — Born at Christmas.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
More Greek names
- Ares — God of war.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Apollo — God of light, music and the sun.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Anthea — Flower; blossom.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.
- Atticus — From Attica; of Athens.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Azalea — The azalea flower.