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in reply to a message by Lily
I pronounce Ariana as ah-ree-AH-na and Arianna as ah-ree-AN-a. I see Arianna as a variant of Ariana, not the same name, but the line between them is certainly fuzzy enough that I think it's appropriate to lump them together in popularity.
I don't like the first syllable as "air," but I hear it frequently. There was an Ariana in my son's preschool who pronounced her name air-ee-AH-na; she'd correct you, with tremendous firmness, if you called her ah-ree-AH-na. I've known more than a couple Ariannas who were air-ee-AN-a, too. I think it's a little like Helena, where there are multiple pronunciations out there and you just need to be prepared to correct people.
If you're curious, I pronounce Aaron/Aron the same way you do.
I don't like the first syllable as "air," but I hear it frequently. There was an Ariana in my son's preschool who pronounced her name air-ee-AH-na; she'd correct you, with tremendous firmness, if you called her ah-ree-AH-na. I've known more than a couple Ariannas who were air-ee-AN-a, too. I think it's a little like Helena, where there are multiple pronunciations out there and you just need to be prepared to correct people.
If you're curious, I pronounce Aaron/Aron the same way you do.
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