Adrian

See also: Adrián

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/

Proper noun

Adrian

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [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 from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).
3. A surname
4. A city in Georgia, United States.
5. A city, the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan, United States.
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.

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

male given name

• Armenian: Ադրիանոս (Adrianos)
• Breton: Rien m
• Catalan: Adrià (ca) m
• Danish: Adrian
• Dutch: Adriaan (nl)
• Finnish: Ari (fi)
• 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: Adrians m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Lithuanian: Adrianas m, Adriana f
• Maori: Atiriana
• Norwegian: Adrian (no)
• Old Dutch: Adriaen
• Persian: آدریان (Âdriân)
• Portuguese: Adriano (pt), Adrião
• Russian: Адриа́н (ru) m (Adrián), Андриа́н (ru) m (Andrián)
• Serbo-Croatian: Jadranko
• Spanish: Adriano (es), Adrián (es) m
• Swedish: Adrian (sv)
• Ukrainian: Адріа́н (Adrián)
• Vietnamese: Ađrianô, Hađrianô
• West Frisian: Arjan

Adjective

Adrian (comparative more Adrian, superlative most Adrian)

1. Relating to the Adriatic Sea.

   Adrian billows

Anagrams

• Adrina, Ardian, Darian, ardian, radian

---

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian

1. a male given name from Latin

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Adrian.

---

Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

---

Faroese

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Adrian
Accusative	Adrian
Dative	Adriani
Genitive	Adrians

---

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ad‧ri‧an

Proper noun

Adrian m (genitive Adrian)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

Related terms

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

---

Manx

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

---

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

---

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈad.rjan/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Adrian m pers (female equivalent Adrianna or Adriana)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

Declension

Declension of Adrian

	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

• Template:R:PWN

---

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adrian c (genitive Adrians)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian

Anagrams

• radian