Comments for HADRIAN:

This is supposed to be the origin of my own name (Adrien), and I was rather disappointed in the meaning. So I did some more research, sort of. Now this is entirely speculative and I am no etymologist. There was a town in ancient Israel known as "Edrei" which is mentioned in the Old Testament portion of the Bible (written in Hebrew). With the Jewish people every name has a meaning and the meaning of "Edrei" is "Strong". In the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint) the name becomes "Hadrianus". Considering Greek was a strong parent of Latin it seems to me that a more accurate meaning would be "Strong".

-- strangewierding  9/6/2005

After a little bit of research (it was very little, actually) I discovered that Hadrian has a feminine form, Hadria. However, Hadria is a very rare first or surname, and is practically nonexistant, despite the charm it might hold.

-- avalah  5/5/2006

In the movie "Little Nicki" with Adam Sandler, one of Satan's sons is named Hadrian.

-- LimeGreen  6/15/2006

Love this name for a boy! Such a strong name and very usable despite its rarity.

-- kookiemonster71  9/15/2009

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