Adrian

Adrian \a-drian, ad-ri-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Adrian is sometimes used as a meaning of girl name. Its pronunciation is EYDRiyahN (English), AADRiyaaN (German), AADRYaaN (Polish), or aaDRiyAAN (Russian) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Adrian: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Adrian?

Adrian is used predominantly in the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning man from Hadria; dark one. The name is derived from Hadrian, itself from Hadrianus (Latin) meaning 'man from Hadria'. Hadria is a town in northern Italy named after the Adriatic Sea. The sea was probably named for the dark-colored sand on its beaches, from the Latin 'ater' (black). Today the city Atri is in the Italian province of Teramo. Adrian was the cognomen of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, who came from this town; during his reign (117-138) Hadrian's Wall was built across northern England. To the Romans, Adrian and Hadrian were equivalent names, but the former became more popular through association with a prominent Roman officer who converted to Christianity and was martyred in 304, as well as Saint Adrian of Canterbury (-710), a native from Africa who twice refused the post of Archbishop of Canterbury. In tribute to the latter, the name was adopted by Nicholas Breakspeare (Adrian IV) (1100-1159), the first and only British pope. In literature, the name has appeared in the Shakespearean plays The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1608) and The Tempest (1611). See name Adrian origin for more info. The name Adriana meaning (Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish) is the female form of Adrian. The name Adrian is used to a great extent; it has 56 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English comprise name Adarian, Adiran name variations, Adrain definition, Adrean definition, what does the name Adreean mean, Adreeyan name, Adreian definition, Adreyan meaning and origin, baby name Adriane, what does the name Adriann mean, what does the name Adrianne mean, Adriano definition (used in Italian and Spanish as well), what does the name Adriean mean, Adrin definition, baby name Adrino, Adrion meaning, Adron meaning, Adryan name popularity, name Adryn meaning, Aidrian meaning and origin, Akiliano definition (used in Hawaiian as well), Aryan definition, name Aydrean meaning, meaning of Aydreean, Aydrian pronounciation, baby name Aydrien, name Dadrian meaning, Hadrian pronounciation (used in German and Scandinavian as well), name Xadrian origin, and short names for Zadrian. The short form Ade definition, the pet forms name Addie meaning and Adie name popularity, and the variant spelling Edrian meaning and origin are other English forms. Foreign variants of Adrian comprise Ad meaning (Dutch), nicknames for Adi (Hungarian), nicknames for Adorjan (Hungarian), Adria name popularity (Catalan), Adriaan meaning and origin (Dutch), baby name Adriaen (Dutch), Adrianus meaning (Dutch), Adrián definition (Spanish), Adrião name variations (Portuguese), short names for Adrien (French), Adrik meaning and origin (Russian), name Andreian meaning (Russian), name Andreyan origin (Russian), Andri name (Russian), Andrian definition (Russian), what does the name Andrion mean (French), nicknames for Andriyan (Russian), Ariano meaning of name (Italian and Spanish), name Arjan origin (Dutch), name Arjen origin (Dutch), and Jadranko meaning (Slavic). Another foreign variant is the pet form nicknames for Adya (Russian). Adrian is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1940s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.365% of baby boys were given the name Adrian. Its ranking then was #56. In 2010, its usage was 0.362% and its ranking #56, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Adrian was more widely used than the next most popular name, Aryan pronounciation, by 23 times. Adrian has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 2000, Adrian as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 24 times.

The following famous people share the name Adrian:

• Actor Adrian Zmed, born 4 March 1954, Chicago, Illinois
• Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (Adrian)
• Singer Tricky, born Adrian Thawes, 27 January 1968, Bristol, England.

List of baby names that sound like Adrian:

name Aidrian origin, Aydrean definition, Aydreean meaning, what does the name Aydrian mean, Adiran meaning and origin, name Adorjan (Hungarian), nicknames for Adreean, name Adreian origin, nicknames for Adreyan, nicknames for Adriaan (Dutch), name Adriaen (Dutch), Adriane meaning of name, Adriann name variations, baby name Adrianne, Adriean meaning and origin, short names for Adrien (Hungarian and French), short names for Adrino, Adrion definition, Adryan definition, and Aydrien name.

The baby name Adrian fun facts:

The name Adrian in reverse order is "Nairda".

The numerological value of the name Adrian is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Adrian?

Adrian is in the top names in USA.