Ariane

Ariane is a feminine name. It is a French translation of the Greek name Ariadne. It may refer to:

People

• Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (born 2007)
• Ariane Ascaride (born 1954), French actress and screenwriter
• Louise Bourgoin (born 1981), birth name Ariane Bourgoin, French actress
• Ariane Ehrat (born 1961), Swiss alpine skier
• Ariane Friedrich (born 1984), German high jumper
• Ariane Hingst (born 1979), German football player
• Ariane Koizumi (born 1963), model and 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 (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

Outer space

• First European rocket
• Ariane (rocket family), a family of European rockets operated by Arianespace
• Ariane M, a proposed expendable launch system
• Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment, an Indian experimental communication satellite
• 1225 Ariane, an asteroid

Automobiles

• Simca Ariane, a large saloon car manufactured by French automaker Simca
• Ariane (automobile), a two-seater French car manufactured in 1907

Other uses

• Ariana, Greek Αρειανή or Arianē, a region of the eastern countries of ancient Iran
• Ariane Films, a French film production company
• Tour Ariane, an office building west of Paris

See also

• Ariadne