Meaning and origin of Arianna

The girl's name Arianna \a-rianna, ari(an)-na\ is a variant of Ariadne and Ariana.
The baby name Arianna sounds like Aryanna, Arianne, Arionna and Orianna. Other similar baby names are Abrianna, Adrianna, Ariadna, Avianna and Brianna.
Arianna is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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