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This is a great name for international parents. Easy to pronounce and spell and beautiful besides.

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This is a French form of the Greek name Ariadne. In Greek myth, she was the helper of the hero Theseus and eventually married the god of wine, Dionysus. Pronounced a-ree-AHN.

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Aelia Ariadne, Byzantine empress, consort of both Zeno and Anastasius I
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (born 2007)
Ariane Koizumi, American model and actress
Ariane Ehrat, Swiss alpine skier
Ariane Schluter, Dutch actress
Ariane Sherine, British comedy writer and journalist

Ariane in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Ariane", opera by Bohuslav Martinů
"Ariane", opera by Jules Massenet
"Ariane et Barbe-bleue", opera by Paul Dukas
Ariane Chavasse, character in the 1957 film "Love in the Afternoon", played by Audrey Hepburn

Ariane is mentioned in the Led Zeppelin hit, "All of My Love". The third verse begins, "The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again; one voice is clear above the din. Proud Ariane -- one word my will to sustain, for me the cloth once more to spin."