Meanings
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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Greek-American columnist Alex Pattakos takes opa! even farther—presenting it as a lifestyle lesson and possibly even a new entry into the annals of Greek philosophy. In a piece for the Huffington Post, co-founded by very Greek and opa-lifestyle-embracing Arianna Huffington, he describes what "opa!" means to him and how adherence to his principles of opa! can enhance or change your life.
2020 July 31, deTraci Regula, “Opa! The Greeks Have a Word for It All”, in ThoughtCo, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2024
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈριάδνη
- ItalianArianna
- EnglishArianna
From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
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Arianna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arianna
“Arianna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arianna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arianna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arianna.
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