Adriana

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proper noun

A female given name from Latin or Etruscan, masculine equivalent Adrian.

OriginLatin Adriāna →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Adrianna

  1. A female given name from Latin or Etruscan, masculine equivalent Adrian.

    Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects, / I am not Adriana, nor thy wife

    c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]

Origin

  1. LatinAdriāna
  2. EnglishAdriana

From Latin Adriāna. By surface analysis, Adrian + -a. Doublet of Adrienne and Adrian.

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Translations

Dutch Adriana
  • Adrianafemale given name
French Adrienne
  • Adriennefemale given name
Polish Adrianna
  • Adriannafemale given name
Portuguese Adriana
  • Adrianafemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Adriana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adriana

MLA

“Adriana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adriana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adriana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adriana.

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