🔥Ariadne

ah-ree-ADD-nee

Greek

"most holy"

Ariadne Origin and Meaning

The name Ariadne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "most holy".

This name of the Cretan goddess of fertility is most popular now as the more melodic Ariana, but Ariadne has possibilities of its own. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2014. The renewed interest in the name falls in line with the revival of other mythological names like Apollo and Athena. The trendy nickname Ari doesn't hurt either.

In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Minus who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth. After being deserted by him, she married Dionysus, the god of fertility, wine and drama

Ariadne Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Ariadne Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 439 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ariadne

• 999 US 2019
• 439 Nameberry 2025
• 258 Unique 2024
• 414 Future 2028
• 808 England 2018
• 279 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Ariadne

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• Althea
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• Seraphina
• Isadora
• Cassiopeia
• Cassia
• Isolde
• Guinevere
• Amaryllis
• Cosima
• Circe
• Andromeda
• Selene
• Rowena
• Minerva
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Famous People Named Ariadne

• Saint Ariadne of Phrygia 2nd century martyr
• (Aelia) Ariadne Empress consort of Zeno and Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire
• Ariadne Rosales Diaz Mexican actress and model
• Ariadne "Ari" Meyers American actress
• Ariadne Christodoulopoulos birth name of Ariana Chris, Canadian mezzo,soprano
• Ariadne Mylona Greek beauty queen; Star Hellas 1998
• Ariadne Rouva (b. 2013) daughter of singer Sakis Rouvas and model Katia Zygouli

The name Ariadne in Pop Culture

• Ariadne daughter of King Minos of Crete who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur; wife of Dionysus in Greek mythology
• Ariadne character in 2010 film 'Inception'
• Ariadne Oliver character in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series
• Lady Ariadne Utterword character in G. Bernard Shaw's play 'Heartbreak House' (1916)
• "Ariadne " short story by Anton Chekhov
• Ariadne Queen of Atlantis on British TV series "Atlantis"
• Ariadne character in manhwa comic Vagrant Soldier Ares
• Ariadne spider in the British animated TV series 'Creepy Crawlies'
• Ariadne giant tarantula in the British children's TV game show 'Knightmare'
• Ariadni character in film "Before Midnight"
• Ariadni character on Greek soap "Erotas"
• Ariadne's Crown constellation
• Ariadne Bridgestock character in Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles
• Ariadne Elizabeth Gwendolyn Flitworth character in the 'Scarlet and Ivy' series by Sophie Cleverly

International Variations of the name Ariadne

• Ariane French
• Arianne French
• Arianna Italian