Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌓𐌕𐌀𐌇 (airtah). See Adria.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/

Adrian

1. A male given name.
   • 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:

     Which, of he, or Adrian, for a good wager, / Firſt begins to crow ?

   • 1874 Bertha de Jongh, The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel, page 245:

     "My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than Adrian. Adrian is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is.

   • 1912 Saki, Adrian:

     His baptismal register spoke of him pessimistically as John Henry, but he had left that behind with the other maladies of infancy, and his friends knew him under the front-name of Adrian.

   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 57:

     I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going. We Adrians are notoriously abstracted, are we not?

2. (rare) A female given name (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).
3. A surname​.
4. A city in Georgia in the United States.
5. A city in Michigan, USA, and the county seat of Lenawee County.
6. A city in Minnesota.
7. A city in Missouri.
8. A hamlet in New York.
9. A city in Oregon.
10. A city in Texas.
11. A town in Wisconsin.

Made famous by the Roman emperor Hadrian and early saints. Rare as a given name among English-speakers until the second half of the 20th century.

• pet form: Adie
• female given names: Adriana, Adrienne

Adrian (comparative more Adrian, superlative most Adrian)

1. Relating to the Adriatic Sea.

   Adrian billows

• Adrina, Ardian, Darian, ardian, radian

From English Adrian and Spanish Adrián, both from Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian

1. a male given name

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Adrian.

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian

Patronymics

• son of Adrian: Adriansson
• daughter of Adrian: Adriansdóttir

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

• IPA^(key): /ˈad.ʁi.aːn/, [ˈʔad.ʁi.aːn]

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• Hyphenation: Ad‧ri‧an

Adrian m (genitive Adrians or Adrian)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian

• Adi, Adri, Adriaen, Adrianus, Ari, Ary

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Adrian c (genitive Adrians)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adrian