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Adrienne
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Adriënne
English
Etymology
From the en fr Adrienne, the feminine form of fr Adrien (equivalent to English en Adrian).
Pronunciation
en /eɪdɹiˈɛn/ /ædɹiˈɛn/
Proper noun
en female French.
en 1962 Jane Trahey Life with Mother Superior 4 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.
Related terms
en Adriana, en Adrianna, en Adriane, en Adriene, en Adrienna (similar names)
en Addie, en Adi, en Adie (diminutive forms)
Translations
female given name
Dutch: nl Adriënne
French: fr Adrienne
Hungarian: hu Adrienn
French
Etymology
fr :af Adrien -e
From fr Adrien -e.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Adrienne.ogg Paris
fr Fr-Adrienne.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Adrienne.wav France
Proper noun
f
fr female Adrien