Details for the forename Adrian

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Adrian (male)


Variants:	Adorján (M) Adria (M) Adriano (M) Adrianus (M) Adrião (M) Adrien (M) Hadrian (M) Hadrianus (M)
Pet Name(s):	Ade (M)
Derivative(s):	Adrian (S)
Feminine form:	Adria (F) Adriana (F) Adrianna (F) Adrianne (F) Adrienne (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, from the Roman Emperor Hadrianus: "man from Hadria [or Adria]" (a town in northern Italy). Several Popes also adopted that name. Note that Adria, Adrianus and Hadrianus were used as Latinised variants of Adrian in many old documents. Search on Adria* and Hadrian* to take account of Latin case endings.