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🔥Ariadne

ah-ree-ADD-nee
Greek
"most holy"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Thu Jun 12 2025

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

# 999 in the US

Ariadne Rank in US Top 1000

# 501 on Nameberry

Ariadne Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Ariadne

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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

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