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Adrian.

A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/UK
  1. A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.

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  2. A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).

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  3. A surname.

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  4. A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.

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  5. A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A city in Emanuel County and Johnson County, Georgia.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A township in Jackson County, Kansas.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A charter township in Lenawee County, Michigan.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A city in Nobles County, Minnesota.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A city in Bates County, Missouri.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Steuben County, New York.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: A township in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: A city in Malheur County, Oregon.

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  18. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

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  19. A number of places in the United States: A township in Edmunds County, South Dakota.

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  20. A number of places in the United States: A city in Oldham County, Texas.

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  21. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.

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  22. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.

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  23. A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

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  24. A neighborhood of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.

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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.

adj/ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/UK
  1. 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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