Adrian

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Adrian
Gender:	Male
Origin:	Latin
Meaning:	"From Hadria"

The male given name Adrian is derived from the Latin Hadrianus, which is more familiar to English speakers as Hadrian. The name means "from Adria", a port on the Adriatic Sea. Adrian was the name of several early Christian saints and martyrs. The name is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain, becoming widely known in England in the twelfth century, when Nicholas Breakespear took it as his regnal name when he became the first and only English pope, Adrian IV.

Contents 1 Male forms 2 Female forms 3 Popes 4 Historical people 5 As a surname 6 Recent people 7 Places 7.1 Canada 7.2 Romania 7.3 United States 8 Other meanings 9 See also

[edit] Male forms

Variations for males include:

• Catalan : Adrià
• Croatian: Jadranko
• Dutch: Ad, Adriaan, Adrianus, Arie, Arjan
• English: Adrian
• French: Adrien
• German: Adrian
• Hungarian: Adorján
• Italian: Adriano
• Latin: Hadrian, Hadrianus
• Polish: Adrian
• Portuguese: Adriano
• Romanian: Adrian
• Russian: Adrian
• Spanish: Adrián
• Ukrainian: Адріан (Adrian, Adrijan, informal - Adrianko, Adrianchik)

[edit] Female forms

Female forms include:

• Albanian: Adriana
• Catalan: Adriana
• Croatian: Jadranka
• Czech: Adriana
• English: Adria, Adriana, Adrianna, Adrianne
• French: Adrienne
• Hungarian: Adrienn
• Italian: Adriana
• Polish: Adriana
• Portuguese: Adriana
• Romanian: Adriana
• Serbian: Adrijana
• Slovak: Adriana
• Slovene: Adrijana
• Spanish: Adriana
• Ukrainian: Адріяна (Adriana, Adriyana)

In some places, the given name "Adrian" can also be used for females.

[edit] Popes

• Adrian I, Pope from 772 to 795
• Adrian II, Pope from 867 to 872
• Adrian III, Pope from 884 to 885
• Adrian IV, Pope from 1154 to 1159
• Adrian V, Pope in 1276
• Adrian VI, Pope from 1522 to 1523

[edit] Historical people

• Adrian of Batanea, Christian martyr and saint who died in the early 300s
• Adrian of Canterbury, an English saint who died in 710; scholar and abbot of St Augustine's Abbey.
• Adrian of Nicomedia, another early 300s martyr
• Hadrian, Roman emperor

[edit] As a surname

• Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, b.Nov 30, 1889 London, England; 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine (shared prize with Sir Charles Scott Sherrington)^[1]

[edit] Recent people

• Adrian Belew, American guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player)
• Adrian Boult, English conductor
• Adrian Cadbury, member of the well-known Cadbury family.
• Adrian Chiles, English television presenter.
• Adrian Dantley, retired basketball player.
• Adrian Darby, British conservationist and academic.
• Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor best known for his television and theatre work.
• Adrian Edmondson, English actor, comedian, director and writer.
• Adrian Gilbert Scott, English architect.
• Adrian Grenier, American actor.
• Adrian Griffin, American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls.
• Adrian Lester, English actor.
• Adrian Lamo, former grey hat hacker and journalist.
• Adrian Lyne, English filmmaker and producer.
• Adrian Mole, fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend.
• Adrian Moorhouse, Olympic gold medalist, 100m breaststroke.
• Adrian Mutu, Romanian striker and vice captain of the national football team, currently at Fiorentina.
• Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania, December 2000 - December 2004.
• Adrian Orange, American musician, also known as Thanksgiving.
• Adrian Paul, English actor.
• Adrian Pasdar, American actor and film director.
• Adrian L. Peterson, American football player, running back for the Minnesota Vikings.
• Adrian N. Peterson, American football player, running back for the Chicago Bears.
• Adrian Rogers, American pastor, author and a three term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
• Adrian Scott, American screenwriter and film producer.
• Adrian Smith, guitarist in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
• Adrian Young, drummer in the third wave ska band, No Doubt.

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Adrian, Ontario, Canada

[edit] Romania

• Adrian, Mureş, a village in Gurghiu Commune, Mureş County
• Adrian, Satu Mare, a village in Livada Commune, Satu Mare County

[edit] United States

• Adrian, Georgia
• Adrian, Illinois
• Adrian, Michigan
• Adrian, Minnesota
• Adrian, Missouri
• Adrian, North Dakota
• Adrian, New York
• Adrian, Ohio
• Adrian, Oregon
• Adrian, Pennsylvania
• Adrian, South Carolina
• Adrian, Texas
• Adrian, Virgin Islands
• Adrian, Washington
• Adrian, West Virginia
• Adrian, Wisconsin
• Adrian Township, Kansas
• Adrian Township, Michigan
• Adrian Township, Minnesota
• Adrian Township, North Dakota
• Adrian Township, South Dakota

[edit] Other meanings

• Hadrian's Wall, a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire which largely created the geographic division between England and Scotland.
• Hadrian the Seventh, a novel by Frederick Rolfe, who wrote as Baron Corvo.
• Hurricane Adrian, five Pacific tropical cyclones with this name.
• Adrian helmet, a combat helmet used by France during World War I and World War II.
• "Adrian" is the title of a short story by Edwardian satirist Saki

[edit] See also

• Adriano
• Adrien

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