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How do you feel about Adriana? What kind of person would you imagine having this name? What do you imagine the chances would be of it being regularly mistaken for Ariana?
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I've always thought Adriana was rather pretty, and more unique than Ariana (which I don't dislike, but I think I encounter more often). I prefer Adriana to Adrienne or Adria, or similar names.
I do think I prefer Adriana with a short "ah" sound at the beginning versus the long "ay" sound I think I hear more often.
There's probably a chance you'd get some mistaken Adriana / Ariana confusion, but I don't think it would happen particularly often. For me, that hard "d" right there at the beginning marks the name as something altogether different.
I do think I prefer Adriana with a short "ah" sound at the beginning versus the long "ay" sound I think I hear more often.
There's probably a chance you'd get some mistaken Adriana / Ariana confusion, but I don't think it would happen particularly often. For me, that hard "d" right there at the beginning marks the name as something altogether different.
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I like it okay.
I'm a big fan of Adrian (m) and I don't love -ana names in general, so I'm not really into it personally, but I like the sounds.
I like Adria more, as a fem of Adrian. It seems cooler somehow... that sounds lame but oh well. I've met a child named Adria.
Adriana reminds me a little bit of Alexandria, and a little bit of Daria. Has a similar vibe, for me. It's not "dated" but it does not seem fashionable either.
I don't know if it'd be mistaken for Ariana but, probably ... just because people mistake names a lot, and I feel like Ariana is heard more often.
I picture a character named Adriana as looking like Rebecca Black or Miranda Cosgrove, tall, maybe athletic, maybe ambitious professional, assertive in general, possibly prone to impatience and sarcasm, maybe a bit reserved and hard to get to know, but kind and a valued friend to a few people.
I'm a big fan of Adrian (m) and I don't love -ana names in general, so I'm not really into it personally, but I like the sounds.
I like Adria more, as a fem of Adrian. It seems cooler somehow... that sounds lame but oh well. I've met a child named Adria.
Adriana reminds me a little bit of Alexandria, and a little bit of Daria. Has a similar vibe, for me. It's not "dated" but it does not seem fashionable either.
I don't know if it'd be mistaken for Ariana but, probably ... just because people mistake names a lot, and I feel like Ariana is heard more often.
I picture a character named Adriana as looking like Rebecca Black or Miranda Cosgrove, tall, maybe athletic, maybe ambitious professional, assertive in general, possibly prone to impatience and sarcasm, maybe a bit reserved and hard to get to know, but kind and a valued friend to a few people.
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It's ok, it could get mixed up. Probably someone with a Spanish background
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I'm assuming it's different than Adrianna (I pronounce Ariana differently than Arianna)? I don't really have feelings about it.
It strikes me about the same as Andrea or Emilia would...nondescript but not in a bad way, more down-to-earth...not as vivid as Viviana or as sweet sounding as Juliana or Liliana. I prefer it to Briana, Liliana, Emilia but not to Andrea, Viviana, Juliana. I'd guess an Adriana was younger than an Adrienne, though I don't really prefer one over the other, and I don't have a preference between it and Ariana either.
It might get mistaken for Ariana but probably because people aren't paying attention, rather than because they actually sound that similar. I associate Adriana with Adrian / Adrienne, and Ariana with Ariella.
It strikes me about the same as Andrea or Emilia would...nondescript but not in a bad way, more down-to-earth...not as vivid as Viviana or as sweet sounding as Juliana or Liliana. I prefer it to Briana, Liliana, Emilia but not to Andrea, Viviana, Juliana. I'd guess an Adriana was younger than an Adrienne, though I don't really prefer one over the other, and I don't have a preference between it and Ariana either.
It might get mistaken for Ariana but probably because people aren't paying attention, rather than because they actually sound that similar. I associate Adriana with Adrian / Adrienne, and Ariana with Ariella.
This message was edited 6/21/2023, 4:47 PM
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I wouldn't expect an Adriana in an English-speaking environment: that would be Adrienne, and there are still a few young ones but it's mostly for over-forties. In English, I'd pronounce it AYdreeANa; I've never heard Ariana, but I'd guess it would sound like AReeANa, with AR like the first syllable of Harry, without the H: in my accent anyway.
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