Adrian

Etymology
From a place name ultimately from. . See.

Usage notes
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.

Related terms

 * pet form: Adie, Ade
 * female given names: Adriana, Adrienne

Translations

 * Armenian: Ադրիանոս
 * Breton: Rien
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 艾哲倫
 * Mandarin: 阿德里安, 安德林
 * Danish: Adrian
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Franco-Provençal: Adriyin, Driyin
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אדריאן
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: Adrianus, Hadrianus
 * Latvian: Adrians
 * Lithuanian: Adrianas, Adriana
 * Maori: Atiriana
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Dutch: Adriaen
 * Persian: آدریان
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, Adrião
 * Romanian: Adrian
 * Russian: ,
 * Sardinian: Adriànu
 * Serbo-Croatian: Jadranko
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:, Андріа́н
 * Vietnamese: Ađrianô, Hađrianô
 * Walloon: Driyin
 * West Frisian: Arjan

Adjective

 * 1) Relating to the Adriatic Sea.
 * Adrian billows

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Usage notes
Patronymics
 * son of Adrian: Adriansson
 * daughter of Adrian: Adriansdóttir

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