Adrian at a glance
- Meaning
- “from Hadria”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- AY-dree-un
- Other forms
- Hadrian, Adrien, Adriano, Adrián
Where the name Adrian comes from
Adrian comes from the Roman name Hadrianus, meaning a person from Hadria, a town in northern Italy. The Roman emperor Hadrian, who built Hadrian’s Wall in Britain, had this name. The only English pope, Adrian IV, also chose it in the 12th century.