Adrienne
see also: Etymology of Adrienne
Adrienne is a female first name rather uncommon nowadays. Its form male E is Adrien . This first name is resulting from the old Greek Adriano S , which means Originaire in the town of Adria , in Venezia, which also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.
Charged with keeping the Christian during the persecution of Dioclétien at the beginning of the 4th century, Adrien leaves catéchiser by them, request the Baptême and undergoes the martyrdom little time after, the year 304, with Nicomédie, in minor Asia, with Nathalie his wife, and several others Chrétiens. The Adrien saint takes place the September 8th.
Forms derived from the first name
- Adria
- Adriana
- Adriette
- Hadriana
Famous people carrying the first name Adrienne
- Adrienne Barbel, actress American
- Adrienne Bolland, first test pilot woman
- Adrienne Lecouvreur, actress celebrates at the 18th century
- Adrienne Pauly, singer and actress
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