Adrienne

Meaning: Its source is Hadrianus, a Latin name meaning "One from the city of Adria, in northern Italy."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English and French.

Variant Forms: Hadrienne

Popularity: The name Adrienne ranked 588th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 394th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: The city of Adria (sometimes spelled Hadria) also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.

Arts and Music

Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy (born 1798, died 1855)
French painter.
- Painted The Studio of Abel Pujol (see list of Artists of the Romantic Period)

Stage and Screen

Adrienne Ames
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

Adrienne Rich (born 1929)
American poet.
- 1974 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971-72 (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)