Adrian

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Adrian

Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Adrian comes from the Latin name Adrianus, or Hadrianus and means “From the Adriatic Sea.”

History:
Although Adrian was the name of several saints and popes (including the only English pope), and although Adrian had been present in England from the 12th century onwards, it has not become common until the late 20th century.

Pronunciation: ade-ree-ann.

Diminutives (male):
English: Ade.

Diminutives (female):
English: Drena, Drina.

Alternates (male): Adron, Adrion.
Basque: Adiran.
Dutch: Adriaen. Adriaan.
French: Adrien, Adriene, Adriane.
Hungarian: Adojan.
Irish: Aidrian.
Italian: Adriano.
Swedish: Hadrian.

Alternates (female): Adrianne, Adreanna, Adrianna, Adrieanna.
French: Adrienne, Adriane, Adriene, Adria.
Spanish: Adriana.

See also: Adriana (Adrianna), Adrianne, Adrienne (Adriane).

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Adriaan Willaert (m., 1490-1562)
Flemish composer.
Adriaen de Vries (m., 1545-1626)
Dutch sculptor.
Adriano Banchieri (m., 1568-1634)
Italian composer.
Adriaen Brouwer (m., 1605-1638)
Flemish painter.
Adriaen van Ostade (m., 1610-1685)
Dutch painter.
Adriaen van de Velde (m., 1636-1672)
Dutch painter.
Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (m., 1889-1983)
English conductor.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Adrien Duport (m., 1759-1798)
French magistrate.

Fictional Characters:
Adrian (f)
Rocky’s girlfriend in the Rocky series.

Miscellaneous:
Adrien-Maurice, Duc de Noailles (m., 1678-1766)
French soldier.
Adrien-Victor Joseph, Baron de Gerlache de Gomery (m., 1866-1934)
Belgian explorer of the Antarctic.

Political Figures:
Adrian von Bubenberg (m., 1431-1479)
Swiss politician.
Adrien Duport (m., 1759-1798)
French magistrate.

Religious Figures:
Adrian I (m., ?-795)
Pope from 772 to 795.
Adrian II (m., 792-872)
Pope from 867 to 872.
Saint Adrian III (m., ?-885)
Pope from 884 to 885.
Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) (m., 1100-1159)
Pope from 1154 to 1159. The only English pope.
Adrian V (Ottobono Fieschi) (m., ?-1276)
Pope for five weeks in 1276.
Adrian VI (Adrian Florenszoon Boeyer) (m., 1459-1523)
Pope from 1522 to 1523. The only Dutch pope.

Royalty:
Hadrian (m., 76-138)
Roman emperor.

Scientists:
Adrien-Marie Legendre (m., 1752-1833)
French mathematician.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
0.069 % named Adrian

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.039 % named Adrienne
0.025 % named Adriana
0.009 % named Adrian
0.007 % named Adrianne
0.004 % named Adrianna
0.004 % named Adriane
0.003 % named Adria
0.002 % named Adriene
0.001 % named Adrien

Popularity of Adrian, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 348th most popular.
1910-1920: 379th most popular.
1920-1930: 395th most popular.
1930-1940: 394th most popular.
1940-1950: 401st most popular.
1950-1960: 374th most popular.
1960-1970: 297th most popular.
1970-1980: 153rd most popular.
1980-1990: 107th most popular.
1990: 89th most popular.
1991: 89th most popular.
1992: 91st most popular.
1993: 97th most popular.
1994: 98th most popular.
1995: 95th most popular.
1996: 93rd most popular.
1997: 89th most popular.
1998: 73rd most popular.
1999: 76th most popular.
2000: 77th most popular.
2001: 75th most popular.
2002: 72nd most popular.
2003: 68th most popular.

Popularity of Adrien:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990-2000: 845th most popular.
1998: N/A
1999: 994th most popular.
2000: 935th most popular.
2001: 891st most popular.
2002: 824th most popular.
2003: 741st most popular.

In France...
1900: 49th most popular.
1910: 51st most popular.
1920: 51st most popular.
1930: 68th most popular.
1940: 82nd most popular.
1950: 129th most popular.
1960: 177th most popular.
1961: N/A
1970: N/A
1976: 174th most popular.
1980: 70th most popular.
1990: 24th most popular.
2000: 26th most popular.

Popularity of Adrian, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 926th most popular.
1960-1970: 809th most popular.
1970-1980: 705th most popular.
1980-1990: 547th most popular.
1990: 625th most popular.
1991: 686th most popular.
1992: 714th most popular.
1993: 688th most popular.
1994: 856th most popular.
1995: 866th most popular.
1996: 926th most popular.
1997: 882nd most popular.
1998: 873rd most popular.
1999: N/A