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{{also|Adrián|Adrían}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|la|Hadrianus||from the Roman harbor Hadria}} a place name ultimately from {{der|en|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}. {{doublet|en|Hadrian}}. See {{w|Adria}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adrian.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun|+}}

# {{given name|en|male|from=Latin|from2=Etruscan}}.
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Tempest|II|i|passage=Which, of he, or '''Adrian''', for a good wager, / Firſt begins to crow ?}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1874|author=Bertha de Jongh|title=The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel|page=245
|passage="My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than '''Adrian'''. '''Adrian''' is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1912|author=w:Saki|title=s:Adrian
|passage=His baptismal register spoke of him pessimistically as John Henry, but he had left that behind with the other maladies of infancy, and his friends knew him under the front-name of '''Adrian'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Fry Liar|page=40|passage=I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going. We '''Adrians''' are notoriously [[abstracted]], are we not?}}
# {{lb|en|rare}} {{given name|en|female|from=Latin}} {{qualifier|compare {{m|en|Adriana}}, {{m|en|Adrianna}}, {{m|en|Adrienne}}}}.
# {{surname|en}}.
# {{place|en|village|town/Livada|co/Satu Mare County|c/Romania}}.
# {{place|en|village|commune/Gurghiu|co/Mureș County|c/Romania}}.
# {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
## {{place|en|city|co/Emanuel County|and|co/Johnson County|s/Georgia}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|twp:Suf/Rock Creek|co/Hancock County|s/Illinois}}.
## {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Lenawee County|s/Michigan}}.
## {{place|en|city|co/Nobles County|s/Minnesota|c/USA}}.
## {{place|en|city|co/Bates County|s/Missouri}}.
## {{place|en|hamlet|co/Steuben County|s/New York}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|twp:Suf/Big Spring|co/Seneca County|s/Ohio}}.
## {{place|en|city|co/Malheur County|s/Oregon}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Armstrong County|s/Pennsylvania}}.
## {{place|en|city|co/Oldham County|s/Texas}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Grant County|s/Washington}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Upshur County|s/West Virginia}}.
## {{place|en|town|co/Monroe County|s/Wisconsin}}.
# {{place|en|neighborhood|island/Saint John|overseas territory/United States Virgin Islands}}.

====Usage notes====
Made famous by the Roman emperor [[Hadrian]] and early saints. Rare as a given name among English-speakers until the second half of the 20th century.

====Related terms====
* pet form: [[Adie]], [[Ade]]
* female given names: [[Adriana]], [[Adrienne]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|male given name}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|Ադրիանոս|sc=Armn}}
* Breton: {{t|br|Rien|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|Adrià|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|艾哲倫|tr=ngaai6 jit3 leun4}}
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|阿德里安|tr=Ādélǐ'ān}}, {{t|cmn|安德林|tr=Āndélín}} {{q|Taiwan}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Adrian}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Adriaan}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|Ari}}
* Franco-Provençal: {{t|frp|Adriyin}}, {{t|frp|Driyin}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Adrien}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|Hadrián|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Adrian}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|Αδριανός}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|אדריאן|sc=Hebr}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|Adorján}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Adriano}}
* Latin: {{t|la|Adrianus}}, {{t|la|Hadrianus}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|Adrians|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|Adrianas|m}}, {{t|lt|Adriana|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|Atiriana}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|Adrian}}
* Old Dutch: {{t|odt|Adriaen}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|آدریان|tr=âdriân}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Adrian|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Adriano}}, {{t|pt|Adrião}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|Adrian}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Адриа́н|m}}, {{t+|ru|Андриа́н|m}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|Adriànu}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|Jadranko}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Adriano}}, {{t+|es|Adrián|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Adrian}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|Адріа́н}}, {{t|uk|Андріа́н|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Ađrianô}}, {{t|vi|Hađrianô}}
* Walloon: {{t|wa|Driyin}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|Arjan}}
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===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Relating to the [[Adriatic Sea]].
#: '''''Adrian''' billows''

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aadinr|Adrina|Ardian|Darian|ardian|radian}}

{{cln|en|unisex given names}}

==Danish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|da|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|da|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Proper noun===
{{da-proper noun}}

# {{given name|da|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

==Faroese==

===Etymology===
From {{der|fo|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|fo|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|fo|proper noun|g=m}}

# {{given name|fo|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

====Usage notes====
{{U:fo:given name|m|Adriansson|Adriansdóttir}}

====Declension====
{{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Adrian|Adrian|Adriani|Adrians}}

==German==

===Etymology===
From {{der|de|la|Hadriānus}}, ultimately from {{der|de|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈaːd.ʁi.aːn/|[ˈʔaːd.ʁi.aːn]}}
* {{audio|de|De-Adrian.ogg}}
* {{audio|de|De-Adrian2.ogg}}
* {{audio|de|De-at Adrian.ogg|a=Austria}}
* {{hyphenation|de|Ad|ri|an}}

===Proper noun===
{{de-proper noun|m,-[only with an article]:s,e:s[colloquial]}}

# {{given name|de|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|m,-[only with an article]:s,e:s[colloquial]}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Adi}}, {{l|de|Adri}}, {{l|de|Adriaen}}, {{l|de|Adrianus}}, {{l|de|Ari}}, {{l|de|Ary}}

==Manx==

===Etymology===
From {{der|gv|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|gv|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|gv|proper noun|g=m}}

# {{given name|gv|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

==Norwegian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|no|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|no|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|no|proper noun}}

# {{given name|no|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl|Adrian (imię)|Adrian}}

===Etymology===
{{lbor|pl|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|pl|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-Adrian.ogg}}

===Proper noun===
{{pl-proper noun|m-pr|f=Adrianna|f2=Adriana}}

# {{given name|pl|male|eq=Adrian}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-pr|nomp=Adrianowie}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|hu|Adorján}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Adrian.wav}}

===Proper noun===
{{ro-proper noun|m}}

# {{place|ro|village|commune/Gurghiu|county/Mureș|c/Romania}}
# {{place|ro|locality|town/Livada|county/Satu Mare|c/Romania}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|sv|la|Hadrianus}}, ultimately from {{der|sv|ett|𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sv|LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Adrian.wav}}

===Proper noun===
{{sv-proper noun|c}}

# {{given name|sv|male|eq=Adrian|from=Latin}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=aadinr|radian}}