Ariane may refer to: *

Ariana (name) Ariana is a feminine given name, popular in many languages. Arianna and Ariane are the two most common variations. Etymology The name ''Ariana'' may be used following several possible following origins. The name Arianna is the Latinized form of ...

, also Ariane, Arianne

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* ''Ariane'' (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, first performed 1961 * ''Ariane'' (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet, first performed 1906 * ''Ariane'' (film), a 1931 German film directed by Paul Czinner *

Ariane Films Ariane Films (French - ''Les Films Ariane'') was a French film company, founded by Alexandre Mnouchkine and named after his daughter Ariane Mnouchkine Ariane Mnouchkine (; born 3 March 1939) is a French stage director. She founded the Parisian ...

, a former French film production company * ''Ariane'', a play by

Thomas Corneille Thomas Corneille (20 August 1625 – 8 December 1709) was a French lexicographer and dramatist. Biography Born in Rouen some nineteen years after his brother Pierre, the "great Corneille", Thomas's skill as a poet seems to have shown itself e ...

(1625–1709) * ''Ariane'', the name of the 1957 film '' Love in the Afternoon'' in French speaking markets

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Simca Ariane The Simca Ariane is a large saloon car launched in April 1957 by the French automaker Simca and manufactured in the company's factory at Poissy until 1963. Origins The plant at Poissy had been built by Ford France between 1937 and 1940, but aft ...

, a French car by Simca, 1957–1963 *

Ariane (automobile) The Ariane was a French automobile made by Automobiles Ariane, Suresnes, Seine in 1907. It was a small friction-drive two-seater using a single-cylinder 6 hp engine. The friction discs were mounted at the rear axle An axle or axle ...

, a French car by Automobiles Ariane, 1907 * French ship ''Ariane'', the name of several French ships *

Ariane (rocket family) Ariane is a series of European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French spelling of the mythological character Ariadne. France first proposed the Ariane project and it was officially agreed upon at ...

, European rockets operated by Arianespace

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Ariane (apple) 'Ariane' is a modern cultivar of domesticated apple that was recently developed in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ter ...

, an apple cultivar *

1225 Ariane 1225 Ariane, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 April 1930, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden South ...

, an asteroid *

Tour Ariane Tour Ariane (English: Ariane Tower)(previously known as tour Générale between 1973 and 1995) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, the high-rise business district situated west of Paris, France. Built in 1975, it belongs to the 2nd g ...

(Ariane Tower), an office building west of Paris

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