Audriana

Audriana is the faux-Latinized form of Audrey (similar to Audrina). In other words, Audriana is really just a fancy-pants embellishment of Audrey. As an Olde English female name Audrey used to look like this: Ǽðelprðy, which, broken apart, means “æðel” (noble) and “pryð” (strength). The Olde English name was borne by a popular 7th century English saint originally known as Etheldreda (which was the medieval Latinized form of Ǽðelprðy) but in modern times is more commonly known as Saint Audrey. St. Audrey is remembered for maintaining her virginity through two marriages, ultimately escaping the advances of her second husband, and for founding an abbey where she lived out her life devoted to Christianity. Perhaps one should reconsider marriage if one intends to remain a virgin, but that’s just our old-fashioned notion of matrimony. Committed virgins, such as nuns, see themselves as the brides of Christ (probably the one husband you don’t want to cheat on, right?). In any case, the name was popularized in Medieval England in homage to Audrey. Ultimately, the name fell out of favor but was revived again in the 19th century. Audrina is a flowery version of this name recently created in the United States; and Audriana is an even newer, more elaborate coinage.