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Adrian - What does it mean?

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adrian

English

(wikipedia Adrian)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * : Scene 1:
    • Which, of he or Adrian , for a good wager, first begins to crow?
  • * 1874 Bertha de Jongh, The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel , page 245:
    • "My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than Adrian'. ' Adrian is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is.
  • * 1912 (Saki), :
    • His baptismal register spoke of him pessimistically as John Henry, but he had left that behind with the other maladies of infancy, and his friends knew him under the front-name of Adrian .
  • A city in Georgia, USA.
  • A city in Michigan.
  • A city in Minnesota.
  • A city in Missouri.
  • A hamlet in New York.
  • A city in Oregon.
  • A city in Texas.
  • A town in Wisconsin.

    • Usage notes

    Made famous by the Roman emperor Hadrian and early saints. Rare as a given name among English-speakers until the second half of the 20th century.

    Related terms

    * pet form: Adie * female given names: Adriana, Adrienne

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to the Adriatic Sea.
    • Adrian billows

    Anagrams

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.