Adrian
AY-dree-un
A name tied to the ancient city of Adria and, by extension, the Adriatic world.
Meaning
Adrian ultimately comes from the name of Adria, the town associated with the Adriatic coast. The excerpts also connect it to the Greek form Ἁδριανός, understood as ‘from Adria.’ In later Christian and European use, it spread widely as a personal name.
Origin
LatinGreekmasculine
Fun fact
The name traveled so far through Europe that it produced several feminine and language-specific forms, like Adriana, Adriane, and Adriano, in the excerpted books.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.