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 [ 4 syll. a-dria-na, ad-ri-ana ] The girl name Adriana is pronounced EYDRiyAENah KEY. Adriana's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish. The name Adriana means 'woman from Hadria; dark one'. Derived from the word ater which is of the meaning 'black'. The generic name has been used by various popes. It is also from the Roman nickname. Adriana is the feminine form of the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian. The name Adriana is widely used; it has 27 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Addie (also used in Irish and Hebrew), Adreana, Adri, Adriane (also used in German), Adriann, Adrianna (also used in Polish), Adrianne, Adriannette, Adrieanna, Adrien, Adriena, Adriene, Adrienna, Adrienne (also used in French), Adrina, Adryan, Adryanne, Ariana (also used in Dutch, German, Albanian, French, and Italian), and Ariane (also used in Dutch, German, and French). Other English variants include the short form Adria (also used in German), and the pet forms Adrie, Adry, and Drina (also used in Italian, and Spanish). Forms of Adriana used in foreign languages include the Hungarian Adrienn, the Slavic Adrijana, the Italian and Greek Arianna, and the Slavic Jadranka. See also the related form, the English Andriana. Adriana is a popular baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1950s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.149% of baby girls were named Adriana. It had a ranking of #106 then. In 2008, it ranked at #124 with a usage of 0.131%, and it was the 3rd most popular after the Italian and Greek Arianna and the Dutch, German, Albanian, English, French, and Italian Ariana, out of all girl names in its family. It was more regularly used than Adriana by 62% in 2008. A baby name that sounds like Adriana is the English Adrian. Details of famous persons named Adriana: KEY: Pronunciation for Adriana: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
