Adrianus name - Meaning of Adrianus
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- Dutch, Latin
- Pronounced
- ah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nus, ah-dri-YAHN-Əs
- Adrianus Meaning
- Official Dutch form of Adrian, used on birth certificates but not commonly in daily life. Adrianus is a Dutch variant of Adrian. Adrian is derived from the Latin name Hadrianus, which means “from Hadria”. There is a town in Italy called Hadria and it is believed that the name was originally applied as a surname to people from there. The Adriatic Sea also derives its name from there. Adrian was a very important name in early Christianity and there were 6 Popes with that name, including Adrian IV, who was the only Englishman to ever become the Pope.
Adrianus Related Names
Variants: Adriaan, Arjan
Diminutives: Ad, Arie
Other Languages: Hadrianus (Ancient Roman), Adrià (Catalan), Adrijan, Jadran, Jadranko (Croatian), Adrian (Danish), Adrian (English), Adrien (French), Adrian (German), Hadrian (History), Adorján (Hungarian), Adriano (Italian), Ad (Limburgish), Adrijan (Macedonian), Adrian (Norwegian), Adrian (Polish), Adriano (Portuguese), Adrian (Romanian), Adrian (Russian), Jadran, Jadranko (Serbian), Jadran, Jadranko (Slovene), Adrián (Spanish), Adrian (Swedish)
