Adriano
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Adriano |
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Gender | Male |
Meaning | Of the Adriatic sea region |
Origin | Brazilian, Portuguese, Italian |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Adriano |
Adriano is the form of the Latin given name Hadrianus commonly used in the Italian and Portuguese languages; the form Adrian is used in the English language instead.
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[edit] People with the given name Adriano
- Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet
- Adriano Bernareggi, Italian bishop of Roman Catholic church
- Adriano Castellesi, Italian cardinal and writer
- Adriano Celentano, Italian entertainer
- Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and composer
- Adriano Espaillat, Dominican-American politician
- Adriano Galliani, Italian entrepreneur
- Adriano Garrido, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Adriano Olivetti, Italian entrepreneur
- Adriano Panatta, Italian former professional tennis player
- Adriano Sofri, Italian politician and journalist
- Adriano Visconti, Italian air force major
- Adrian Willaert, composer, who in sources was sometimes referred to simply as "Adriano". [1]
[edit] Brazilian footballers
- Adriano as part of, or all of the artist name
- Adriano, Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born 1982), striker for São Paulo and the Brazil national football team, currently on loan from Inter Milan
- Adriano Basso, Adriano Basso (Born 1975) Goalkeeper playing for Bristol City FC in the English Championship
- Adriano Correia, Adriano Correia Claro (born 1984), left-sided defender for Sevilla FC, Brazil internationals in 2000s
- Carlos Adriano, Carlos Adriano de Souza Vieira (born 1977), midfielder for Inter Porto Alegre, once capped for Brazil in Confederations Cup 2003
- Adriano Adriano Gerlin da Silva (born 1974), striker
- Adriano, Adriano Vieira Louzada (born 1979), FC Porto footballer
- Adriano Pereira, Adriano Pereira da Silva (born 1982), defender
- Adriano, Adriano Pimenta (born 1982), midfielder, Champions League 2005-06 player
- Adriano Duarte, Adriano Duarte Mansur da Silva (born 1984), central defender
- Luiz Adriano, Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (born 1987), striker
- Adriano, Adriano Bernardes Rodrigues da Silva (born 1986), striker
- Given name
- Fabiano Rossato, Adriano Fabiano Rossato, (born 1977) defender
- Spadoto, Adriano Luís Spadoto (born 1977), former FC Thun player in UEFA Cup, Champions League
- Ferreira Pinto, Adriano Ferreira Pinto (born 1979) ,striker
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ n/a. "Adriano", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 29, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).