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ADRIAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Romanian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Russian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Адриан (Russian)
PRONOUNCED: AY-dree-ən (English), AHD-ryahn (Polish), AH-dree-ahn (German), ah-dree-AHN (Russian)   [key]
Meaning & History
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it was not popular until modern times.
Related Names
FEMININE FORMS: Adriana, Adrianna, Adrianne (English), Adriana (Romanian), Adriana, Adrianna (Polish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Hadrianus (Ancient Roman), Adrià (Catalan), Jadran, Jadranko (Croatian), Adriaan, Adrianus, Arjan, Ad, Arie (Dutch), Adrien (French), Hadrian (History), Adorján (Hungarian), Adriano (Italian), Adriano (Portuguese), Adrián (Spanish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #56 
Canada (BC)  - 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Austria  ranked #48 
Catalonia  ranked #31 
Croatia  ranked #49 
France  ranked #431 
Hungary  ranked #71 
Norway  ranked #8 
Poland  ranked #33 
Spain  ranked #6 
Sweden  ranked #56 
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