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Adrian

adj · name · 27 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EY1 D R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the Adriatic Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Adrian billows

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 3

A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

name

Meaning 5

A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 6

A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Emanuel County and Johnson County, Georgia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Jackson County, Kansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A charter township in Lenawee County, Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Nobles County, Minnesota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Bates County, Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 15

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in Steuben County, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 16

A number of places in the United States:

A township in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 17

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 18

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Malheur County, Oregon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 19

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 20

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Edmunds County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 21

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Oldham County, Texas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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22

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Meaning 22

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 23

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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name

Meaning 24

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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25

name

Meaning 25

A neighborhood of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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26

noun

Meaning 26

English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physiologist

27

noun

Meaning 27

Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Roman Emperor, Emperor of Rome

History

Etymology

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Ադրիանոս (Adrianos) — male given name
  • Breton: Rien — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Адриа́н (Adrián) — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Андриа́н (Andrián) — male given name
  • Catalan: Adrià — male given name
  • Chinese Cantonese: 艾哲倫 /艾哲伦 (ngaai6 jit3 leun4) — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿德里安 (Ādélǐ'ān) — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安德林 (Āndélín) — male given name
  • Danish: Adrian — male given name
  • Dutch: Adriaan — male given name
  • Old Dutch: Adriaen — male given name
  • Finnish: Ari — male given name
  • Franco-Provençal: Adriyin — male given name
  • Franco-Provençal: Driyin — male given name
  • French: Adrien — male given name
  • West-Frisian: Arjan — male given name
  • Galician: Hadrián — male given name
  • German: Adrian — male given name
  • Greek: Αδριανός (Adrianós) — male given name
  • Hebrew: אדריאן — male given name
  • Hungarian: Adorján — male given name
  • Italian: Adriano — male given name
  • Latin: Adrianus — male given name
  • Latin: Hadrianus — male given name
  • Latvian: Adrians — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Adrianas — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Adriana — male given name
  • Māori: Atiriana — male given name
  • Norwegian: Adrian — male given name
  • Persian: آدریان (âdriân) — male given name
  • Polish: Adrian — male given name
  • Portuguese: Adriano — male given name
  • Portuguese: Adrião — male given name
  • Romanian: Adrian — male given name
  • Russian: Адриа́н (Adrián) — male given name
  • Russian: Андриа́н (Andrián) — male given name
  • Sardinian: Adriànu — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Jadranko — male given name
  • Spanish: Adriano — male given name
  • Spanish: Adrián — male given name
  • Swedish: Adrian — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Адріа́н (Adrián) — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Андріа́н (Andrián) — male given name
  • Vietnamese: Ađrianô — male given name
  • Vietnamese: Hađrianô — male given name
  • Walloon: Driyin — male given name
Real reading context

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