Hadriana in All My Dreams (French: Hadriana dans Tous mes Rêves) is a 1988 magical realism novel by Haitian author René Depestre. It is considered a major work of 20th century Haitian literature, and possibly Depestre's most successful work.
― Anonymous User 2/25/2024
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I love this name. It’s very pretty and I think it could be used as both a first and middle name for a girl. The only concern might be that people would always be assuming the name was Adriana and leaving off the H.
It's really pretty. I also love Adria for short. Adriana is common and well known, this name is only one letter different but so much more interesting and beautiful.
― Anonymous User 12/5/2017
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In the video game Dragon Age 2 (sequel to Dragon Age: Origins), Hadriana is a mage from the Tervinter Imperium who uses dark magic to suit her needs, like most Tervinter mages (she is an antagonist). The Tervinter Imperium seems to be heavily based on the Roman Empire and Roman society, right down to characters' names: Hadriana, Varania, Orsino, Denarius, etc.
I think this is a rather lovely and sadly, underused name. Quite nice as a first name and very usable as a middle name, almost regal-sounding really. :)