Adrian.
A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).
A surname.
A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.
A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Emanuel County and Johnson County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Jackson County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A charter township in Lenawee County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Bates County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Steuben County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A township in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Malheur County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Oldham County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
A neighborhood of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.
Relating to the Adriatic Sea.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.
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