Ariana (name) Ariana (name) Ariana is a feminine Persian name, popular in many languages. Arianna and Ariane are the two most common variations. The name "Ariana" has the several possible following origins. Ariana, the Latinized form of (Greek: ἡ 'Αρειανή/Arianē), was also a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of antiquity for an extensive territory in Central Asia, east of Persia and west of India, broadly covering modern Pakistan and Afghanistan. The name of Iran (Persia) originates from the Sanskrit word Aryānā (Ariana) meaning "The Land of the Aryans". The name "Arianna" is also the Latinized form of
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life book, the German and consequently also the Czech translation used a fitting summary as the name of the book "We All Play-Act" (German: "Wir Alle Spielen Theater", Czech: "Všichni hrajeme divadlo"), apart from the names in other languages that usually translate the title literally. Another translation, which also builds on the leading theatrical theme, rather than the original title, is the Swedish title of the book "Jaget och Maskerna" which literally translates "The self and the masks - A study of everyday-life drama". Philosopher Helmut R. Wagner called "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" "by far" Goffman's best book