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When I hear this name I immediately think of a female. I know an Adrian and an Adrienne. However, I really like it for a boy and (of course) I know of Adrien Brody.
Should it be spelled Adrien or Adrian? I think -en makes it more masculine looking.
Just wondering everyone's thoughts and any suggestions for a MN...definitely something extra masculine!
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    tusshie2004tusshie2004 member

    I like the name. 

    I like the Adrian spelling the most.

    =D 

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    globetrotting7globetrotting7 member
    Adrian. Good name.
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    Ella85Ella85 member
    I like it. I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be spelled with an "a" but I prefer the "e" spelling. Just like how I like Aiden better than Aidan. I think maybe to me the e looks more masculine. But both ways = a good strong name. 

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    AlphabetFishAlphabetFish member
    I think either spelling is fine--neither looks more masculine to me. I have always thought of Adrienne to be the female spelling. I like the name, but you will get people referencing the Rocky movies.

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    RedCardinalRedCardinal member

    I think of boy.

    Adrian Reid

    Adrian Cormac

    Adrian Bruce

    Adrian Lawrence

    Adrian Charles

    Adrian Josiah

    Adrian Christopher

    Adrian Felix

    Adrian Thaddeus


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    aubreysmom1aubreysmom1 member
    I love Adrian, spelled this way, I think boy!
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    jlhook0jlhook0 member

    Honestly, I think girl, mostly because of Secret Life of the American Teenager. Sadly, haha. But I do like the name for a boy, and for some reason, I prefer Adrien.

    Adrien Pierre
    Adrien Oliver
    Adrien Clement
    Adrien Lukas
    Adrien Blaise
    Adrien Leo
    Adrien Marcel

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    KeyLime81KeyLime81 member

    I love the name Adrian...it's our top pick right now!  I was also concerned about it sounding too much like a girls name, but the name has been growing on me more and more.  We'll use either Jeffrey (DH's name) or William (my dad's name) as a mn.

    As for spelling, we considered Adriaen (the Dutch spelling) since we both have grandparents/great grandparents who immigrated from the Netherlands.  However, we figured that would get too confusing, and the extra vowel really isn't necessary in English.  We're going to stick with Adrian...partly because we plan to send our kids to a Spanish Immersion school and Adrian is the Spanish spelling.   (FWIW--Adrian is the #5 boy's name in Spain).

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    BLPL101BLPL101 member
    I always think boy 100%. It's a nice name. Definitely keep the "an".
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    I think either spelling is fine--neither looks more masculine to me. I have always thought of Adrienne to be the female spelling. I like the name, but you will get people referencing the Rocky movies.


    Thats the 1st thing I thought of too & why it wont be making our list at all!
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    melissa721melissa721 member

    I love Adrian!  

     

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    seb09seb09 member
    Definitely makes me think boy.  I used to love the name until I saw the movie Rosemary's Baby... ruined it for me.  :(
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    PubliusPublius member

    Adrian (English spelling) / Adrien (French spelling) = boy 

    Adrienne = Girl

    Female with name spelled Adrian = parents were either didn't realize that the female form of the name is spelled differently or were trying to give their daughter a more masculine looking name

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