Good point about Ariana and Minerva. But if I were naming actual children irl, I don't think I could use Minerva as a first name. I do love it, but I prefer it as a middle name, I guess.Anyway, they could goy by Ari and Minie or Anna and Vera or something. Maybe Ana / Ari and Min.
Ari and Mina/Minna are cute nick names. Athena seems to be gaining popularity as a middle name, and as the Roman equivalent, Minerva could definitely work similarly.