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Adriana

Adriana proper noun: a female given name from Latin or Etruscan, masculine equivalent Adrian.

Proper noun

Adriana

  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 wifec. 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...

Forms of Adriana

alternative formAdrianna

Origin of Adriana

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

Words formed from Adriana

Questions about Adriana

What does Adriana mean?
Adriana means a female given name from Latin or Etruscan, masculine equivalent Adrian.
What part of speech is Adriana?
Adriana is a proper noun.

Words near Adriana in the dictionary

  1. Adrialuna
  2. adriamycin
  3. adriamycinone
  4. Adrian
  5. Adrian Quist
  6. Adriana
  7. Adriane
  8. adrianichthyid
  9. adrianichthyids
  10. Adrianists
  11. Adrianistæ

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