Meanings
- A female given name from French.
1 more example
What I needed was an exciting name and I would give myself one. I was reading a book where the heroine's name was Adrienne. I printed that as my first name. Now what would go well with Adrienne? I peered over my shoulder at the little girl in back of me. Her name was Mary Frances Carroll. Frances...I thought. No, that's not exotic enough. Francine. Francine. That was beautiful. I printed in: FRANCINE.
1962, Jane Trahey, Life with Mother Superior, page 4
Origin
- FrenchAdrienne
- EnglishAdrienne
From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Adriënne
- Adriënnefemale given name
French Adrienne
- Adriennefemale given name
Hungarian Adrienn
- Adriennfemale given name
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Adrienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adrienne
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