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Adrienne

/eɪdɹiˈɛn/

Adrienne proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Adrienne

  1. A female given name from French.
    • 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....1962, Jane Trahey, Life with Mother Superior, page 4

Origin of Adrienne

From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).

Questions about Adrienne

What does Adrienne mean?
Adrienne means a female given name from French.
What part of speech is Adrienne?
Adrienne is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adrienne?
Adrienne is pronounced /eɪdɹiˈɛn/.

Words near Adrienne in the dictionary

  1. adriatoxin
  2. adriatoxins
  3. ADRIC
  4. Adriel
  5. Adrien
  6. Adrienne
  7. Adriens
  8. adrift
  9. Adrina
  10. adrip
  11. adrogate

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