Adrian name - Meaning of Adrian
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Latin
- Pronounced
- AY-dree-ən (English) , AHD-ryahn (Polish) , AH-dree-ahn (German) , ah-dree-AHN (Russian)
- Adrian Meaning
- Form of Hadrianus (see Hadrian). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian Iv, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian Vi. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it was not popular until modern times. Adrian is derived from the Latin name Hadrianus, which means “from Hadria”. There is a town in Italy called Hadria and it is believed that the name was originally applied as a surname to people from there. The Adriatic Sea also derives its name from there. Adrian was a very important name in early Christianity and there were 6 Popes with that name, including Adrian IV, who was the only Englishman to ever become the Pope.
Adrian Related Names
Variant:, Adrien
Feminine Forms: Adriana, Adrianna, Adrianne (English), Adriana (Romanian), Adriana, Adrianna (Polish)
Other Languages: Hadrianus (Ancient Roman), Adrià (Catalan), Adrijan, Jadran, Jadranko (Croatian), Adriaan, Arjan, Ad, Adrianus, Arie (Dutch), Adrien (French), Hadrian (History), Adorján (Hungarian), Adriano (Italian), Ad (Limburgish), Adrijan (Macedonian), Adriano (Portuguese), Jadran, Jadranko (Serbian), Jadran, Jadranko (Slovene), Adrián (Spanish)
Adrian Celebrities
Adrian Beltre - baseball player, Adrian Branch - basketball player, Adrian Caldwell - basketball player, Adrian Garcia - tennis player, Adrian Jones - football player, Adrian Lynch - baseball player, Adrian Paul - actor,
