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{{Infobox given name
⚫ '''Ariadne''' is a feminine given name of ] origin. It is derived from the ] words ''ari'', a prefix meaning ''most'' and ''adnos'', meaning '']''. It is often given in reference to the story of ] from ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=19-20|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>
|name = Ariadne
|image = File:Angelica Kauffmann Ariane donne une pelote à Thésée.jpg
|caption = ''] gives a ball of ] to ]'' by ].
|gender = Feminine
|meaning = “Most ]”
|region =
|language = ]
|related names= ], ], Ariane, Arianna, Arianne
⚫ }}'''Ariadne''' is a feminine given name of ] origin. It is derived from the ] words ''ari'', a ] meaning ''most'', and ''adnos'', meaning '']''. It is often given in reference to the story of ] from ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=19-20|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>


==Women== ==Women==
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*] (born 1986), Mexican actress and former model *] (born 1986), Mexican actress and former model
*] (born 1962), American philanthropist *] (born 1962), American philanthropist
*] (1930–1998), Mexican actress * ], Mexican paralympic track and field athlete
* ] (born Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou in 1950), Greek American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman
* ] (born 1978), German philosopher, writer, journalist and critic
* ] (born 2001), Greek sailor and Olympian

==Pen name==
* ], the pseudonym of the anonymous British female playwright who wrote the 1696 comedic play '']''


===Fictional characters=== ===Fictional characters===

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Ariadne
Ariadne gives a ball of thread to Theseus by Angelica Kauffman.
GenderFeminine
Language(s)Cretan Greek
Origin
Meaning“Most holy”
Other names
Related namesAriadna, Ariana, Ariane, Arianna, Arianne

Ariadne is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is derived from the Cretan Greek words ari, a prefix meaning most, and adnos, meaning holy. It is often given in reference to the story of Ariadne from Greek mythology.

Women

Pen name

Fictional characters

  • Ariadne Oliver, a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie
  • Ariadne the spider, a character in the British children's animated TV series Creepy Crawlies
  • Ariadne, a character in the film Inception
  • Ariadne, a character in the Korean manhwa Ares
  • Ariadne, a character from British TV series Atlantis

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
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