Adrian - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Adrian \a-drian, ad-rian\ is pronounced ay-dree-AHN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "from Hadria". Place name: Hadria was a North Italian city, which gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. Fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini.

Adrian has 23 variant forms: Adra, Adrea, Adreanna, Adreea, Adria, Adriah, Adriana, Adrianah, Adriane, Adrianna, Adriannah, Adrianne, Adrie, Adrielle, Adrien, Adriena, Adrienah, Adrienne, Adrina, Aydrian, Aydrienne, Hadria and Hadrienne.

Baby names that sound like Adrian are Adriene, Audriana and Jadrian.

Adrian is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Adrian. Click here to compare Adrian with related baby names.