Adrian

Where Adrian comes from

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.
— Wiktionary's entry for Adrian
  • Latin
  • Etruscan
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #403 among boys — 18 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1979
    Adrian Mutu born
    Romanian footballer
  3. 1983
    Adrian Sutil born
    German racing driver
  4. 2008
    Peak, #56
    7,938 babies named Adrian — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
  • A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).
Namesakes
  • Adrian Mutu · Romanian footballer, born 1979
  • Adrian Sutil · German racing driver, born 1983
  • Adrian Smith · English guitarist, born 1957
  • Adrian Năstase · 59th Prime Minister of Romania, born 1950
  • Adrian Newey · British Formula One engineer, born 1958

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.