Adrian
Meaning: Its source is Hadrianus, a Latin name meaning "One from the city of Adria."
In Spanish, this name is spelled with an accent -- Adrián.
Languages: This boy's name is used in German, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Romanian.
Nicknames: Adya
Alternative Spellings: Edrian
Source Forms: Hadrianus
Popularity: The name Adrian ranked 73rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 227th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Narrative: The northern Italian city of Adria (sometimes spelled Hadria) also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.
Arts and Music
- Adrian Willaert (died 1562)
Musician and composer.
- As maestro de cappella at St. Mark''s cathedral, he helped to make Venice a major musical center (see list of Renaissance Composers)
Leadership
- Adrian I - VI
Roman Catholic leaders.
- Six popes served under this name, from Adrian I (772-795) to Adrian VI (1522-1523) (see list of Religious Leaders)
Sports
- Adrian ''Cap'' Anson (born 1852, died 1922)
American baseball player and manager.
- 1882-83, 1889 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Adrian Dantley (born 1955)
Basketball player.
- 1976-77 National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year (see list of NBA Rookies of the Year)
- Adrian Moorhouse
British athlete.
- 1988 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m breaststroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- Adrian Quist
- 1936, 1940, 1948 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
The Literary World
- Adrian
- Minor characters in Coriolanus and The Tempest share this name (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Adrian Mellon
Fictional character.
- Murder victim in 1984 in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Adrian Mellon
Fictional character.
- A gay man murdered ten years before the start of Stephen King''s novel Insomnia (see list of Characters in Insomnia)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Ada Potato
- Ada-beta
Meaning: Its source is Hadrianus, a Latin name meaning "One from the city of Adria, in northern Italy."
Nicknames: Rian
Variant Forms: Hadria
Popularity: The name Adrian ranked 959th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: The city of Adria (sometimes spelled Hadria) also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.
Stage and Screen
- Adrian
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Mary Steenburgen (see list of Characters in the film A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy)
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