Ariadne

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Ariadne

  • /ˈæ.ɹiˌæd.ni/ UK
  • /ˌæ.ɹiˈæd.ni/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

proper noun Ariadnes

  1. Greek, countable, uncountable The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.
  2. countable, rare A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. countable, uncountable 43 Ariadne, a main belt asteroid.

    Similar: 43 Ariadne, ㊸

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name daughter of King Minos

EspañolAriadna
中文阿里阿德涅 Ālǐādéniè, 阿麗安內 /阿丽安内 Ālì'ānnèi, 阿麗亞德妮 /阿丽亚德妮 Ālìyàdéní
KiswahiliAriadina, Ariana
PortuguêsAriadne, Ariadna
FrançaisAriane
DeutschAriadne
ItalianoArianna
ΕλληνικάΑριάδνη Ariádni
РусскийАриа́дна Ariádna

name Asteroid

中文愛女星 /爱女星 Àinǚxīng

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"Ariadne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ariadne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ariadne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ariadne

Chicago

"Ariadne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ariadne.

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@misc{ariadne_2026,
  title = {Ariadne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ariadne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}