Ariane

Ariane is a feminine name. It is a French translation of the Greek name Ariadne or a variant of Ariana (name). It may refer to:

People

• Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (born 2007)
• Ariane Andrew (born 1987), American professional wrestler and manager
• Ariane Ascaride (born 1954), French actress and screenwriter
• Louise Bourgoin (born 1981), birth name Ariane Bourgoin, French actress
• Ariane Ehrat (born 1961), Swiss former alpine skier
• Ariane Friedrich (born 1984), German high jumper
• Ariane Hingst (born 1979), German retired football player
• Ariane Koizumi (born 1963), model and actress
• Ariane Labed (born 1984), French actress
• Ariane Mnouchkine (born 1939), French stage director
• Ariane Moffatt (born 1979), Québécois singer-songwriter
• Ariane Schluter (born 1966), Dutch actress
• Ariane Sherine (born 1980), British comedy writer and journalist

In the arts

• Ariane (Rodin), a sculpture by Auguste Rodin; Torso (A study for Ariane without arms ca. 1905)
• Ariane (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů
• Ariane (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet
• Ariane, the lead female character in Ariane et Barbe-bleue, an opera by Paul Dukas
• Ariane, the lead female character in Love in the Afternoon (1957 film)
• Ariane, a play by Thomas Corneille
• Ariane (film), a 1931 German film directed by Paul Czinner

Space science and spaceflight

• Ariane (rocket family), a family of European rockets operated by Arianespace
• 1225 Ariane, an asteroid

Motor vehicles

• Simca Ariane, a large saloon car manufactured by French automaker Simca
• Ariane (automobile), a two-seater French car manufactured in 1907
• Ariane, a brand name for racing motorcycles made by the Spanish company ArianeTech

Other uses

• Ariane Films, a French film production company
• Ariane (apple), an apple cultivar
• Tour Ariane, an office building west of Paris
• French frigate Ariane (1811), a Pallas-class frigate (1808) of the Napoleonic Empire

See also

• Ariadne
• Arianna (disambiguation)
• Ariana (disambiguation)