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{| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;"
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Adrian'''
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! Gender:
| Male
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! Origin:
| Latin
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! Meaning:
| ''"From Hadria"''
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The male [[given name]] '''Adrian''' is derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''Hadrianus'', which is more familiar to English speakers as [[Hadrian]]. The name means "from [[Adria]]", a port on the [[Adriatic Sea]]. Adrian was the name of several [[early Christian]] saints and martyrs. The name is connected to the ancient [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] tribes of [[Great Britain]], becoming widely known in [[England]] in the twelfth century, when Nicholas Breakspear took it as his [[regnal name]] when he became the first and only English pope, [[Adrian IV]]. It means ''Rich'', ''Wealthy'' and ''Dark One.''
==Male forms==
Variations for males include:
*[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]: Ad, Adriaan, Adrianus, Arrie, At, Daan, Jaans
*[[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Adrian, Ardian
*[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] :Адриан or Адриян (Adrian or Adrijan)
*[[Catalan language|Catalan]] : Adrià
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Jadranko
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Ad, Adriaan, Adrianus, Arie, Arjan
*[[English language|English]]: Adrian
*[[French language|French]]: Adrien
*[[German language|German]]: Adrian
*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Αδριανός
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Adorján, Adrián
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Adriano
*[[Latin language|Latin]]: Hadrian, Hadrianus
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Adrian
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Adriano
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Adrian, Adi
*[[Russian language|Russian]]: Адриан
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Adrián, Adriano
*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Адріан, Адріян (Adrian, Adrijan, informal - Adriyanko, Adriyanchik)
==Female forms==
Female forms include:
*[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]: Adri, Adriana, Adrianne
*[[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Adriana, Ardiana
*[[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Adriana
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Jadranka
*[[Czech language|Czech]]: Adriana
*[[English language|English]]: Adria, Adriana, Adrianna, Adrianne, Adrian, Adrienne, Adri (Short for the preceding)
*[[French language|French]]: Adrienne
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Adrienn
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Adriana
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Adrianna
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Adriana
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Adriana
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Adrijana
*[[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Adriana
*[[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Adrijana
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Adriana
*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Адріана, Адріяна (Adriana, Adriyana)
In some places, the given name "Adrian" can also be used for females.
==Popes==
*[[Adrian I]], Pope from 772 to 795
*[[Adrian II]], Pope from 867 to 872
*[[Adrian III]], Pope from 884 to 885
*[[Adrian IV]], Pope from 1154 to 1159
*[[Adrian V]], Pope in 1276
*[[Adrian VI]], Pope from 1522 to 1523
==Historical people==
*[[Adrian (Roman governor)]], first century AD <!-- mentioned in [[Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus]] -->
*[[Adrian of Batanea]], Christian martyr and saint who died in the early 300s
*[[Adrian of Canterbury]], an English saint who died in 710; scholar and abbot of St Augustine's Abbey.
*[[Adrian of Nicomedia]], another early 300s martyr <!-- 303 or 304, it says -->
*[[Hadrian]], Roman emperor
==As a surname==
*[[Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian]], b. [[November 30]], [[1889]] London, England; 1932 [[Nobel Prize]] in Physiology/Medicine (shared prize with Sir [[Charles Scott Sherrington]])<ref>[http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1932/adrian-bio.html Edgar Adrian - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Recent people==
*[[Gilbert Adrian]], known professionally as "Adrian", born ''Adrian Adolph Greenberg'', American movie costume designer
*[[Adrian Belew]], American guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player)
*[[Adrian Beltre]], Major League baseball player for the [[Seattle Mariners]]
*[[Adrian Boult]], English conductor
*[[Adrien Brody]], movie actor like in The Pianist, The Village, and others.
*[[Adrian Cadbury]], member of the well-known Cadbury family.
*Adrian Casaula, Argentinean-American writer and pilot.
*Adrian Boberg, Norwegian-Swedish soccer player and musician.
*[[Adrian Chiles]], English television presenter.
*[[Adrian Dantley]], retired basketball player.
*[[Adrian Darby]], British conservationist and academic.
*[[Adrian de Cleir]], A legend from Limerick that killed 9 men with one hand
*[[Adrian Dunbar]], Northern Irish actor best known for his television and theatre work.
*[[Adrian Edmondson]], English actor, comedian, director and writer.
*[[Adrian Erlandsson]], Swedish drummer, formerly of [[Cradle of Filth]].
*[[Adrian Fisher]], English Maze Designer.
*[[Adrian Gilbert Scott]], English architect.
*[[Adrian Gonzalez]], Major League baseball player for the [[San Diego Padres]].
*[[Adrian Gray]], English Darts player.
*[[Adrian Grenier]], American actor.
*[[Adrian Griffin]], American professional basketball player with the [[Chicago Bulls]].
*[[Adrian Lester]], English actor.
*[[Adrian Lamo]], former [[grey hat]] hacker and journalist.
*[[Adrian Lyne]], English filmmaker and producer.
*[[Adrian McCoy]], Founder and leader of the comedy group [[DBC Destroyers]].
*[[Adrian McPherson]], American football player, quarterback
*[[Adrian Mole]], fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend; originally named "Nigel Mole", but changed to avoid confusion with the fictional [[Nigel Molesworth]]
*[[Adrian Moorhouse]], Olympic gold medalist, 100m breaststroke.
*[[Adrian Murrell]], former American football player, running back
*[[Adrian Mutu]], Romanian striker and vice captain of the national football team, currently at [[Fiorentina]].
*[[Adrian Năstase]], [[Prime Minister of Romania]], December 2000 - December 2004.
*[[Adrian Orange]], American musician, also known as Thanksgiving.
*[[Adrian Paul]], English actor.
*[[Adrian Pasdar]], American actor and film director.
*[[Adrian L. Peterson]], American football player, running back for the [[Minnesota Vikings]].
*[[Adrian N. Peterson]], American football player, running back for the [[Chicago Bears]].
*[[Adrian Rogers]], American pastor, author and a three term president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]
*[[Adrian Scott]], American screenwriter and film producer.
*[[Adrian Smith]], guitarist in the heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]].
*[[Adrian Turika]], Romanian born actor, from Chicago, now living in LA
*[[Adrian Wilson]], American football, safety for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
*[[Adrian Young]], drummer in the third wave ska band, No Doubt.
*[[Adrian Heath]], former Stoke City football player, now manager for the ULS-1 team, Austin Aztex.
*[[Adrian]], fictional son of Satan in RoseMary's baby in the Famous movie starring Mia Farrow.
== References ==
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==See also==
*[[Adriano]]
*[[Adrien]]
===Disambiguation pages===
*[[Saint Adrian]]
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