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The male given name Adrian is derived from the 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-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. Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (January 24, 76 –– July 10, 138), known as Hadrian in English, was emperor of Rome from 117 A.D. to 138 A.D., as well as a Stoic and Epicurean philosopher. ... Adria is a town in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... The Early Christians is a term used to refer to the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth, before the emergence of established Christian orthodoxy. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some popes and monarchs during their reigns. ... Adrian IV (also known as Hadrian IV), born Nicholas Breakspear ( 1100 - September 1, 1159) was pope from 1154 to 1159. ...

Male forms

Variations for males include:

• Albanian: Adrian, Ardian
• Catalan : Adrià
• Croatian: Jadranko
• Dutch: Ad, Adriaan, Adrianus, Arie, Arjan
• English: Adrian
• French: Adrien
• German: Adrian
• Greek: Αδριανός
• Hungarian: Adorján, Adrián
• Italian: Adriano
• Latin: Hadrian, Hadrianus
• Polish: Adrian
• Portuguese: Adriano
• Romanian: Adrian
• Russian: Adrian
• Spanish: Adrián
• Ukrainian: Адріан, Адріян (Adrian, Adrijan, informal - Adriyanko, Adriyanchik)

Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of Sardinia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Female forms

Female forms include:

• Albanian: Adriana, Ardiana
• Catalan: Adriana
• Croatian: Jadranka
• Czech: Adriana
• English: Adria, Adriana, Adrianna, Adrianne
• French: Adrienne
• Hungarian: Adrienn
• Italian: Adriana
• Polish: Adrianna
• Portuguese: Adriana
• Romanian: Adriana
• Serbian: Adrijana
• Slovak: Adriana
• Slovene: Adrijana
• Spanish: Adriana
• Ukrainian: Адріана, Адріяна (Adriana, Adriyana)

In some places, the given name "Adrian" can also be used for females. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of Sardinia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ...

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

Adrian, or Hadrian I, (d. ... Adrian II (also known as Hadrian II),(792–872), pope from 867 to 872, was a member of a noble Roman family, and became pope in 867, at an advanced age. ... Adrian III (also known as Hadrian III) was Pope from May 17, 884 to September, 885. ... Adrian IV (also known as Hadrian IV), born Nicholas Breakspear ( 1100 - September 1, 1159) was pope from 1154 to 1159. ... Adrian V (also known as Hadrian V), born Ottobuono de Fieschi ( 1205 - August 18, 1276), pope in 1276, was a Genoese who was created cardinal deacon of San Adriano by his uncle Innocent IV. He was sent to England in 1265 by Clement IV to mediate between King Henry III... The house where Adrian VI was born Adrian VI (also known as Hadrian VI or Adriano VI), born Adrian dEdel (March 2, 1459 - September 14, 1523), pope from 1522 to 1523, was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and studied under the Brethren of the Common Life either at Zwolle...

Historical people

• Adrian (Roman governor), first century AD
• 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
• Hadrian, Roman emperor

Saint Adrian (†308) travelled from Batanea to Caesarea Palaestina where he was martyred together with Saint Eubulus. ... According to Saint Bede, Adrian was born in Africa and was made Abbot of Nerida near Naples. ... Saint Adrian of Nicomedia, also called Saint Hadrian of Nicomedia, (in Latin: Sanctus Adrianus Nicomediae) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. ... Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (January 24, 76 –– July 10, 138), known as Hadrian in English, was emperor of Rome from 117 A.D. to 138 A.D., as well as a Stoic and Epicurean philosopher. ...

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)^[1]

Edgar Douglas Adrian won a Nobel Prize in 1932 Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM PRS (London, 30 November 1889 – 8 August 1977) was a British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... Sherrington is considered one of the fathers of neuroscience. ...

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 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 Gilbert Scott, English architect.
• Adrian Gonzalez, Major League baseball player for the San Diego Padres.
• 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 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 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.

Norma Shearer in an Adrian gown. ... Adrian Belew in concert, November 2006. ... Adri n Beltr [ah-dree-AN bell-TRAY] (born April 7, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH (April 8, 1889 – February 22, 1983) was an English conductor. ... Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. ... Sir Adrian Cadbury (born 1929) is a member of the well-known Cadbury family. ... Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967 in Birmingham, England) is a British television and radio presenter. ... Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is a former basketball small forward who played 15 seasons in the NBA, many of which were played as a member of the Utah Jazz where he amassed the bulk of his legendary numbers. ... Adrian Marten George Darby, OBE (born 25 September 1937) is a British conservationist and academic. ... Adrian Dunbar (born August 1, 1958), is an Irish actor best known for his television work. ... Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957), sometimes credited as Ade Edmondson is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. ... Adrian Erlandsson is a Swedish heavy metal drummer, who currently plays in Needleye and with his wife in Nemhain. ... Cradle of Filth are a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Adrian Gilbert Scott (1882 - 1963), was an English architect. ... Adrian Gonzales (born May 8, 1982 in San Diego) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for the San Diego Padres. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Adrian Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American actor, musician and director. ... Adrian Griffin (born July 4, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas) is a professional basketball player currently with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Griffin went undrafted after leaving Seton Hall University, and began his career in 1999-2000 with the Boston Celtics. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Adrian Lester (born August 14, 1968) is an English actor. ... Adrian Lamo (born 1981) is a former grey hat hacker and journalist, principally known for breaking into a series of high-security computer networks, and his subsequent arrest. ... A Grey Hat in the computer security community, refers to a skilled hacker who sometimes acts legally, sometimes in good will, and sometimes not. ... Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. ... Adrian Jamal (A.D.) McPherson (born May 8, 1983 in Bradenton, Florida, USA) is an American football quarterback formerly of the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was selected with the 16th pick of the fifth round (152nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Florida State University... Adrian Albert Mole (born April 2, 1967) is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend. ... Nigel Molesworth is the supposed author of a series of books actually written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoons by Ronald Searle. ... Adrian David Moorhouse MBE (born 24 May 1964) is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. ... Adrian Murrell (born October 16, 1970 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) was a National Football League player from 1993 to 2003 for the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, and Dallas Cowboys. ... Adrian Mutu (born January 8, 1979 in CălineÅŸti, ArgeÅŸ County) is a Romanian striker and vice-captain of the Romanian national team, he is currently at Fiorentina. ... ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Firenze (Florence). ... Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Romanian history | Romanian Prime Ministers ... Thanksgiving is the name under which Portland, Oregon musician Adrian Orange performs. ... Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod of the Highlander television series. ... Adrian Kayvan Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an American actor and film director, known for playing Jim Profit on the cult TV series Profit, for his roles in Near Dark, Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes, and for directing the feature film Cement. ... Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985),[1] nicknamed A.D. (all day),[2] is a professional American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). ... League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC Central (1970-2001) NFC North (2002-present) Current uniform Team colors Purple, Gold, White Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking, Ragnar Personnel Owner Zygi Wilf General... For the Minnesota Vikings running back, see Adrian L. Peterson. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... Adrian Rogers Adrian Rogers,Th. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based Christian denomination that consists of numerous agencies including six seminaries, two mission boards and a variety of other organizations such as: the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, which can act for the SBC ad interim between annual meetings... Adrian Scott ( February 6, 1912, Arlington, New Jersey, USA - December 25, 1973, Sherman Oaks, California) was the producer of the film noirs Murder, My Sweet (dir. ... This article is about the Iron Maiden guitarist. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ... Adrian Wilson (born on October 12, 1979 in High Point, North Carolina) is a strong safety for the National Football Leagues Arizona Cardinals. ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red, The Buzzsaw Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt Owner Bill Bidwill General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Adrian Heath (born January 11, 1961 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is a British football manager and former player. ...

References

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See also

• Adriano
• Adrien

Adriano is a popular Brazilian, Portuguese and Italian given name (nickname). ...

Disambiguation pages

• Saint Adrian