Etymology

Adrian

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Today it means: Relating to the Adriatic Sea. Full definition →

Latin Hadrianus ← Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀
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The story

  1. Etruscan · derived from𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀
  2. Latin · derived fromHadrianus“from the Roman harbor Hadria”
  3. English todayAdrian

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

Words from the same roots

LatinHadrianus all →

Hadrian

Etruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 all →

Hadrian

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