English Explanatory Dictionary

Adrian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
  2. A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).
  3. A surname.
  4. A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.
  5. A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A city in Emanuel County and Johnson County, Georgia.
  8. An unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
  9. A township in Jackson County, Kansas.
  10. A city, the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan.
  11. A charter township in Lenawee County, Michigan.
  12. A city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
adj
  1. Relating to the Adriatic Sea.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adrian.wav

Word forms

Adrian Adrians more Adrian most Adrian

Etymology

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.

Related words

Adie Ade Adriana Adrienne Adria

Translations

Armenian: Ադրիանոս Breton: Rien Bulgarian: Адриа́н Bulgarian: Андриа́н Catalan: Adrià Chinese Cantonese: 艾哲倫 /艾哲伦 Chinese Mandarin: 阿德里安 Chinese Mandarin: 安德林 Danish: Adrian Dutch: Adriaan Old Dutch: Adriaen Finnish: Ari Franco-Provençal: Adriyin Franco-Provençal: Driyin French: Adrien West-Frisian: Arjan Galician: Hadrián German: Adrian Greek: Αδριανός Hebrew: אדריאן Hungarian: Adorján Italian: Adriano Latin: Adrianus Latin: Hadrianus Latvian: Adrians Lithuanian: Adrianas Lithuanian: Adriana Māori: Atiriana Norwegian: Adrian Persian: آدریان Polish: Adrian Portuguese: Adriano Portuguese: Adrião Romanian: Adrian Russian: Адриа́н Russian: Андриа́н Sardinian: Adriànu Serbo-Croatian: Jadranko Spanish: Adriano Spanish: Adrián Swedish: Adrian Ukrainian: Адріа́н Ukrainian: Андріа́н Vietnamese: Ađrianô Vietnamese: Hađrianô Walloon: Driyin
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