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Adrian

What does Adrian mean?

Adrian Pronunciation of Adrian as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Adrian) is pronounced AY-dree-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Adrian is "from Hadria". Place name: Hadria was a town in northern Italy, which gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. The name was borne by the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (second century AD). Hadrian's Wall was built across northern England during his reign. Also the name of the 12th-century pope Adrian IV (the only English pope in history). First popular in the 1950s in Britain. Hollywood costume designer Adrian; actor Adrien Brody.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ad-, -an

ASSOCIATED WITH sea, roman, emperor (king), popular (famous)

Variations

VARIANTS Ade, Adiran, Adrain, Adrean, Adreean, Adreyan, Adreeyan, Adriaan, Adriano, Adrien, Adrin, Adrino, Adrion, Adron, Adryan, Adya, Arjen, Aydrean, Aydreean, Aydrian, Aydrien, Edrian, Hadrian, Hadriano, Hadrien, Haydrian, Haydrien

SEE ALSO Aad, Dadrian, Darian, Jadrian

FEMININE FORMS Adrienne, Hadria

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Adrian Kyren (A.K.), ..

How popular is Adrian?

Adrian is a very prominent first name for males (#227 out of 1220, Top 19%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#6036 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Adrian reached its top rank of #56 in the U.S. in 2011, and is presently at #62. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Adrian name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Adrian outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Adrian (#62 A YEAR AGO) ranked in the Top 2000 are Adrain, Adriano, Adrien (#863), Adron and Darian (#833). These relations of Adrian were popular a decade ago (MEDIAN #1201) and are almost as popular today (#1293, 18%). Adrian and Adrien are two of the more trendy names for newborns in this list.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Adrian, Adrain, Adriano, Adrien, Adron, Darian in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Adrian outside U.S.

Similar Names

Adrian is alike in pronunciation to Odhran and Odran. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aaran, Aarin, Abran, Abrian, Adan, Adin, Adlin, Adnan, Adriel, Ahran, Aldrin, Andrian, Aran, Ardian, Arian, Arien, Arin, Arion, Arlan, Arman, Arnan, Arran, Arrin, Azria, Azriah, Brian, Dorian, Eirian, Jorian and Jurian. These names tend to be less commonly used than Adrian.


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