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Arianna or a similar name?

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blueberrymuffins · 17/03/2011 11:42

what do you think?

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birdofthenorth · 18/03/2011 11:30

Like it but prefer Adrienne or Adriana

greentig3r · 18/03/2011 09:49

Arianna is lovely.
Also-

Adrienne?
Marianne/Mariana?
Carrie-anne?

Strictly · 18/03/2011 09:43

Ariela?

smother · 17/03/2011 23:31

Alanis?

I love Alanis!

AllDirections · 17/03/2011 22:08

DD1 goes to school with an Orianna.

SilkStalkings · 17/03/2011 21:18

Alithea is Greek for truth, pronounced Aleetheea.
Deanna?

Arietty is a little daft, it's a bit like calling your child Bilbo Baggins.

lilyberry · 17/03/2011 19:22

The website is www.nymbler.com/

I love Arianna.

Hulababy · 17/03/2011 17:41

I know of an Arianna - hers is pronounce A-ree-ar-na

banjomanjo · 17/03/2011 17:39

Like like like

Vassia · 17/03/2011 16:59

I know an Aria, I like that. Think it might depends on your accent though whether its a name you like or not. I know that sounds daft, but some name's with a Scottish accent just sound a bit....off.

weimy · 17/03/2011 16:23

I don't think it is hard to pronounce at all Confused, it is beautiful go for it :)

ariane5 · 17/03/2011 15:39
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blueberrymuffins · 17/03/2011 15:37

i want to name her alana sooooo much, but a work colleague has the name and it seems weird naming her it

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Quenelle · 17/03/2011 15:29

I like Arianna but it has too many syllables for my taste. How about Alana?

lilaloves · 17/03/2011 14:01

My ds went to school with a very beautiful Lilianna,Had never heard it before.

shouldnotbehere · 17/03/2011 13:42

Aurelia

NadiaWadia · 17/03/2011 13:03

Rosanna

CaptainNancy · 17/03/2011 13:01

I think the name Ariana is incredibly pretty. (Arry-are-na)

NadiaWadia · 17/03/2011 13:01

Diana
Gianna (Italian)
Joanna
Lianna (?)
Marianna
Rhianna
Susanna (best name ever!)

Tanktop · 17/03/2011 12:55

I love the name Arianna. My DDs middle name is Orianna so very similar. Sometimes wish I had used this for her first name.

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blueberrymuffins · 17/03/2011 12:34

Its the pronounciation I have trouble explaining to people.

Ive had

Arry-anna
Arry-are-na
A-rianna
Airy-anna
Airy-arna
Are-ee-anna

According the pronoucaition sites if you listen to them its the last one on the list

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Pasiphae · 17/03/2011 12:30

It's a fab name. Marianna, Adrianna. Ariella. Irina. Aliana, Aretha, Amaya?

leothelioness · 17/03/2011 12:25

DS1 and DS2 would have been Arianna if they had been girls, I love the name.

Carrotsandcelery · 17/03/2011 12:22

It seems the spelling is Arrietty!

kiwidreamer · 17/03/2011 12:20

Ariadne - greek name meaning 'most holy' (ar-ee-AHD-nee)

"Ariadne has 14 variant forms: Arene, Aria, Ariadna, Ariana, Ariane, Arianie, Arianna, Arianne, Ariette, Aryana, Aryane, Aryanie, Aryanna and Aryanne.

Baby names that sound like Ariadne are Ardine, Ardene and Arthene."

But its the Anna not the Ari that you like so might not be quite right