Priss (F)> Adrienne (F)>
Adrienne (female)
| | Variants: | Adrianne (F) | | Masculine form: | Adrian (M) Adrien (M)
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| Source(s): |
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
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| Notes: |
French feminine form of Adrien. Adrienne is now also an established English name and a common feminine form of Adrian, from the Roman Emperor Hadrianus: "man from Hadria [or Adria]" (a town in northern Italy). |
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