The story behind Adriana
Doublet of Adrienne and Adrian.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Portuguese entry
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan], equivalent to English Adriana
Spanish entry
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan], equivalent to English Adriana
Lithuanian entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Adriana.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): EY2 D R IY0 AE1 N AH0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: /a.dɾiˈɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /aˈdɾjɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɐ.dɾiˈɐ.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ɐ.ðɾiˈɐ.nɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɐˈdɾjɐ.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ɐˈðɾjɐ.nɐ]
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /ɐ.dɾiˈa.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: [ɐ.ðɾiˈa.nɐ]
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /ɐˈdɾja.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: [ɐˈðɾja.nɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ɐ.dɾiˈɐ.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ɐˈdɾjɐ.nɐ/
- Spanish: /aˈdɾjana/
- Spanish: [aˈð̞ɾja.na]
- Lithuanian: [ɐdʲrʲɪjɛˈnɐ]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Adriana ranked #366 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Adriana
Adria
From Latin Adria, Hadria. Compare Adriatic.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adrianna
Learned borrowing from Latin Adrianna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agata
Learned borrowing from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ágata
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agneta
Borrowed from Latin Agneta, diminutive form of Agnes. First recorded in Sweden in 1397. Cognate with Danish Agnete.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agota
Learned borrowing from Latin Agatha, derived from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ, “good”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Adriana
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barbra
A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling of Barbara. Associated with Barbra Streisand, who changed the spelling of her name from Barbara.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Adriana
Balbino
Borrowed from Latin Balbīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Balduino
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length