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
Simple past past tense is often used when describing a sequence of past events). Contrast these examples with those given at . Note also that for past actions that occurred "before" the relevant past time frame, the past perfect is used. Various compound constructions exist for denoting past habitual action. The sentence "When I was young, I played football every Saturday" might alternatively be phrased using "used to" ("... I used to play ...") or using "would" ("... I would play..."). The simple past also has some uses in which it does not refer to a past time. These are generally in