How to say it
a · dri · AN · a
/ˌeɪ.driˈɑː.nə/
Feminine
Adriana
From Hadria
What it means
The Latin feminine of Adrian (Hadrianus), 'from Hadria,' the town that named the Adriatic Sea.
Adriana is the feminine of Adrian, from the Roman Hadrianus, 'a person from Hadria,' the northern Italian town that gave the Adriatic its name. Shakespeare used it in The Comedy of Errors, and it became a staple across Italy and Latin America. It flows warmly and shortens to Adri or Ana. Adrianna and the French Adrienne are close kin.
Popularity over time
peaked at #107 in 2006, currently #366 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Adri and Ana both fall out of it.
- Worth knowing
A staple across Latino and Italian communities; feminine of Adrian.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Adriana Lima Brazilian supermodel
Spelling variants
- Adrianna
- Adrienne
- Adriane
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