Adrian

See also:AdriánandAdrían

English

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus(“from the Roman harbor Hadria”)a place name ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).DoubletofHadrian.SeeAdria.

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Proper noun

Adrian(pluralAdrians)

1. A malegiven namefrom Latin or Etruscan.
   • 1610–1611(date written),William Shakespeare,“The Tempest”,inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard,andEd[ward]Blount,published1623,→OCLC,[Act II, scene i]:

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

   • 1874,Bertha de Jongh,The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel,page245:

     "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 thanAdrian.Adrianis 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 ofAdrian.

   • 1991September,Stephen Fry,chapter 2, inThe Liar,London:Heinemann,→ISBN,→OCLC,section I,page40:

     I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going. WeAdriansare notoriouslyabstracted,are we not?

2. (rare)A femalegiven namefrom Latin(compareAdriana,Adrianna,Adrienne).
3. Asurname.
4. A village inLivada,Satu Mare County,Romania.
5. A village inGurghiu,Mureș County,Romania.
6. A number of places in theUnited States:
   1. A city inEmanuel CountyandJohnson County,Georgia.
   2. AnunincorporatedcommunityinRock CreekTownship,Hancock County,Illinois.
   3. A city, thecounty seatofLenawee County,Michigan.
   4. A city inNobles County,Minnesota,United States.
   5. A city inBates County,Missouri.
   6. AhamletinSteuben County,New York.
   7. AnunincorporatedcommunityinBig SpringTownship,Seneca County,Ohio.
   8. A city inMalheur County,Oregon.
   9. AnunincorporatedcommunityinArmstrong County,Pennsylvania.
   10. A city inOldham County,Texas.
   11. AnunincorporatedcommunityinGrant County,Washington.
   12. AnunincorporatedcommunityinUpshur County,West Virginia.
   13. A town inMonroe County,Wisconsin.
7. A neighborhood ofSaint John,United States Virgin Islands.

Usage notes

Made famous by the Roman emperorHadrianand 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

male given name

• Armenian:Ադրիանոս(Adrianos)
• Breton:Rienm
• Catalan:Adrià(ca)m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese:Ngải triết luân／Ngải triết luân(ngaai⁶jit³leun⁴)

  Mandarin:Adrian(Ādélǐ'ān),An đức lâm(Āndélín)(Taiwan)

• Danish:Adrian
• Dutch:Adriaan(nl)
• Finnish:Ari(fi)
• Franco-Provençal:Adriyin,Driyin
• French:Adrien(fr)
• Galician:Hadrián(gl)m
• German:Adrian(de)
• Greek:Αδριανός(el)(Adrianós)
• Hebrew:אדריאן
• Hungarian:Adorján(hu)
• Italian:Adriano(it)
• Latin:Adrianus,Hadrianus
• Latvian:Adriansm
• Lithuanian:Adrianasm,Adrianaf
• Maori:Atiriana
• Norwegian:Adrian(no)
• Old Dutch:Adriaen
• Persian:آدریان(âdriân)
• Polish:Adrian(pl)m
• Portuguese:Adriano(pt),Adrião
• Romanian:Adrian
• Russian:Адриа́н(ru)m(Adrián),Андриа́н(ru)m(Andrián)
• Sardinian:Adriànu
• Serbo-Croatian:Jadranko
• Spanish:Adriano(es),Adrián(es)m
• Swedish:Adrian(sv)
• Ukrainian:Адріа́н(uk)(Adrián),Андріа́нm(Andrián)
• Vietnamese:Ađrianô,Hađrianô
• Walloon:Driyin
• West Frisian:Arjan

Adjective

Adrian(comparativemoreAdrian,superlativemostAdrian)

1. Relating to theAdriatic Sea.

   Adrianbillows

Anagrams

• Adrina,Ardian,Darian,ardian,radian

Danish

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Proper noun

Adrian

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Faroese

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Proper noun

Adrianm

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Adrian
Accusative	Adrian
Dative	Adriani
Genitive	Adrians

German

Etymology

FromLatinHadriānus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈaːd.ʁi.aːn/,[ˈʔaːd.ʁi.aːn]

• Audio:

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• Audio(Austria):

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• Hyphenation:Ad‧ri‧an

Proper noun

Adrianm(proper noun,strong,genitive(only with an article)AdrianorAdrians,pluralAdrianeor(colloquial)Adrians)

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Declension

Declension ofAdrian[masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Adrian	die	Adriane,Adrians2
genitive	eines	des	Adrian1,Adrians	der	Adriane,Adrians2
dative	einem	dem	Adrian	den	Adrianen,Adrians2
accusative	einen	den	Adrian	die	Adriane,Adrians2

¹Only with an article.
²Colloquial.

Related terms

• Adi,Adri,Adriaen,Adrianus,Ari,Ary

Manx

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Proper noun

Adrianm

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Norwegian

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Proper noun

Adrian

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.drjan/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-adrjan
• Syllabification:A‧drian

Proper noun

Adrianmpers(female equivalentAdriannaorAdriana)

1. a malegiven name,equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Declension

Declension ofAdrian

	singular	plural
nominative	Adrian	Adrianowie
genitive	Adriana	Adrianów
dative	Adrianowi	Adrianom
accusative	Adriana	Adrianów
instrumental	Adrianem	Adrianami
locative	Adrianie	Adrianach
vocative	Adrianie	Adrianowie

Further reading

• Adrianin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromHungarianAdorján.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Adrianm

1. A village inGurghiu,Mureș,Romania
2. AlocalityinLivada,Satu Mare,Romania

Swedish

Etymology

FromLatinHadrianus,ultimately fromEtruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀(hatria).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Adrianc(genitiveAdrians)

1. a malegiven namefrom Latin, equivalent to EnglishAdrian

Anagrams

• radian