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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Adrian'''
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! Gender:
| Male
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! Origin:
| Latin
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! Meaning:
| ''"From Hadria"''
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The male [[given name]] '''Adrian''' is derived from the [[Latin language|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-Saxons|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]].

==Male forms==
Variations for males include:

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

==Female forms==
Female forms include:

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

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

==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

==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 <!-- 303 or 304, it says -->
*[[Hadrian]], Roman emperor

==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]])<ref> http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1932/adrian-bio.html</ref>

==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.

==Places==
===Canada===
*[[Adrian, Ontario]], Canada

===Romania===
* [[Adrian, Mureş]], a village in Gurghiu Commune, [[Mureş County]]
* [[Adrian, Satu Mare]], a village in Livada Commune, [[Satu Mare County]]

===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]]

==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]]

==See also==
*[[Adriano]]
*[[Adrien]]

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