How do you feel about the name Adrienne?

LastMango · September 2016

We are team green, due in a few months and I think we've agreed on a boy name.

DH loves the name Adrienne for a girl. I find myself going back and forth on it. What are your initial impressions?

Other names on the maybe list for a girl are Harper, Nora and Carmen. Middle name will probably be Noelle.

Bringmemylongswordho · September 2016

I like it. I knew one in high school it seems to fit the uncommon yet everyone knows it (I'm too lazy to look up stats this morning )

I like Carmen best of your other options.

SmrBrd2012 · September 2016

It's a nice name but it comes off as pretentious to me. I can't really explain why. There's nothing wrong with it. Nora is my favorite but not with Noelle.

MixedBerries88 · September 2016

Adrienne is NMS but it's a nice name and it's the best of your list. I say nix Harper and Nora if you're trying to avoid a common name. Those are both pretty trendy!

bbiutmcph · September 2016

I like it and like it best out of your options. Harper and Nora are so popular.

thepicklemonster · September 2016

I like it in general and definitely like it the best of your other options. Harper and Nora are too trendy right now and I don't love Carmen (plus I know an evil Carmen so there's that.)

HungryRunner76 · September 2016

I'm so sorry to tell you this but I'm an "Adrianne" and I hate my name with a passion. Granted my name is similar and not the same - (I'm assuming "Adrienne" is pronounced like "Adrian". My name is pronounced with an "Anne" at the end).
The amount of "yo, Adrian" jokes I've gotten over the years and still get to this day is ridiculous. Not to mention no one can spell it or say it correctly. I get Audra, Audrian, Andrian, Andrea, etc no matter what if I say "Adri-anne" or "Adri-enne." My name was rarely ever pronounced correctly at graduation ceremonies too.

I go by a nickname instead now (which drives my mom nuts) because I dislike my name so much. I'm so sorry to be a party pooper.

I do love Nora from your list and would suggest Vivian as well.

Eta: grammer

LastMango · September 2016

HungryRunner76 said:

I'm so sorry to tell you this but I'm an "Adrianne" and I hate my name with a passion. Granted my name is similar and not the same - (I'm assuming "Adrienne" is pronounced like "Adrian". My name is pronounced with an "Anne" at the end).
The amount of "yo, Adrian" jokes I've gotten over the years and still get to this day is ridiculous. Not to mention no one can spell it or say it correctly. I get Audra, Audrian, Andrian, Andrea, etc no matter what if I say "Adri-anne" or "Adri-enne." My name was rarely ever pronounced correctly at graduation ceremonies too.

I go by a nickname instead now (which drives my mom nuts) because I dislike my name so much. I'm so sorry to be a party pooper.

I do love Nora from your list and would suggest Vivian as well.

Eta: grammer

Thanks @HungryRunner76 This is why I asked! I mention the 'yo Adrian' thing to DH and he seems to think it's generational and won't affect our kid. I'm not so sure.

HungryRunner76 · September 2016

LastMango said:

HungryRunner76 said:

I'm so sorry to tell you this but I'm an "Adrianne" and I hate my name with a passion. Granted my name is similar and not the same - (I'm assuming "Adrienne" is pronounced like "Adrian". My name is pronounced with an "Anne" at the end).
The amount of "yo, Adrian" jokes I've gotten over the years and still get to this day is ridiculous. Not to mention no one can spell it or say it correctly. I get Audra, Audrian, Andrian, Andrea, etc no matter what if I say "Adri-anne" or "Adri-enne." My name was rarely ever pronounced correctly at graduation ceremonies too.

I go by a nickname instead now (which drives my mom nuts) because I dislike my name so much. I'm so sorry to be a party pooper.

I do love Nora from your list and would suggest Vivian as well.

Eta: grammer

Thanks @HungryRunner76 This is why I asked! I mention the 'yo Adrian' thing to DH and he seems to think it's generational and won't affect our kid. I'm not so sure.

That's a good point. Being a child of the 80's probably wasn't helpful for me and that joke.

Merinmac · September 2016

I love that name. I had a dear, dear friend in college named Adrienne. I don't recall her having trouble with people mispronouncing it as pp did. She did get a lot of "Yo Adrienne", but she was pretty good at laughing it off. I doubt the next generation would deal with it as much. I mean, how old is Rocky? Who under the age of 30 is watching it these days?

I definitely like it best of your options. I can't stand Harper, Nora is very pretty but getting common, and Carmen is just asking for a lot of Carmen Sandiego jokes, imo. Maybe that's a generational thing too.