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.
Andrew
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