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[Opinions] Ariadne
Has anyone seen Inception? Ellen Page's character is named Ariadne. It made me think just how lovely the name is. WDYT?It bugged me that Leo DiCaprio kept pronouncing it "are-ee-AHD-nay" rather than "ari-AD-nee".
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Ariadne is the name of my Grandpa's house...He lives in Cyprus. I've always loved it :D
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I just saw the movie last night! :) I was so very excited that her character was named Ariadne!!also, I loved that they used Phillipa too! :)

This message was edited 7/18/2010, 11:31 AM

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Hah, I just saw the movie a few hours ago, and when they first introduced her character I silently cheered for a moment about her having such a cool name! And then I was going to post about it on BtN... but you beat me to it! :DI used to love Ariadne a long time ago, but it fell off my list. But after hearing it used in the movie, I'm warming to it again. IT's definitely a neat name.
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I've always pronounced it "are-ee-AHD-nay." I personally think it sounds better than "ari-AD-nee." I know someone with that name, and they always pronounce it with the "ay" sound at the end.
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I had a friend in college with this name. She pronounced it Air-ee-ah-dnee. But she went by Ari.
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Nay? That is annoying haha. Hopefully it doesn't start a trend of babies named that using that pronunciation. I love Ariadne. I was just discussing that name last night in fact! I have only met one Ariadne in my life and it definitely solidified the names coolness to me. In a somewhat unrelated matter, I can't wait to see that movie.

This message was edited 7/16/2010, 6:36 PM

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I love Ariadne. I also like Ariadna.
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Ariadne is rahter pretty...I much prefer it to Arianne and Ariana / Arianna. Btw, how was the movie? It looked interesting.
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Ariadne's lovely! Isn't that pronunciation authentic as well?
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I haven't seen it but will I still like the name after I do? I do so love the name..
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I don't see why not. I actually think I like it more after seeing an ordinary, modern-day character with the name.
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That's great! Sometimes a charactor can ruin a name you like..
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It's very pretty, but it reminds me too much of a character in The King Must Die, which was an awful book. OT, but your sig is awesome.
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