Adrian Definition

ādrēən
noun
A masculine name: fem. Adrienne.
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Synonyms:
  • Publius Aelius Hadrianus
  • hadrian
  • edgar douglas adrian
  • Baron Adrian
pronoun
A male given name.
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A surname​.

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A city in Georgia, USA.

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A city in Michigan.

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A city in Minnesota.

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adjective
Relating to the Adriatic Sea.
Adrian billows.
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Origin of Adrian

  • From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan hatria. See Adria.

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Adrian Sentence Examples

  • His successor was Adrian VI.

  • A gild was formed at Acre - the gild of St Adrian - which, if nominally religious in its origin, soon came to represent the political opposition to Frederick, as was significantly proved by its reception of the rebellious John of Beirut as a member (1232).

  • Studying in his youth for the Church, he was admitted to the minor orders in 1539 and ordained deacon in 1541 at Venice; but he soon devoted himself entirely to the study of music under the guidance of Adrian Willaert, then choirmaster at St Mark's.

  • Some of the nominations were excellent, such as Lorenzo Campeggio, Giambattista Pallavicini, Adrian of Utrecht, Cajetan, Cristoforo Numai and Egidio Canisio.

  • The gates of Rome itself were shut against Frederick; and even on this first occasion his good understanding with Adrian began to suffer.

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