Adrian - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Adrian \a-

, also used as girl's name Adrian, is pronounced AY-dree-an. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning 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.

Adrian has 27 variant forms: 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 and Haydrien.

For more information, see also related names Aad, Dadrian, Darian and Jadrian.

Baby names that sound like Adrian are Odran and Odhran.

Adrian is a very common first name for men (#227 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#5972 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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