Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Venetic[script needed]“water”
- Etruscan𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀
- LatinHadrianus“from the Roman harbor Hadria”
- EnglishHadrian
From the Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”), from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria), possibly from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), related to English water, Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), all from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Doublet of Adrian. See Adria.
More words from Latin, Etruscan, Venetic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἁδριανός
- Ἁδριανός (Hadrianós)the Roman emperor
Bulgarian Адриа́н
- Адриа́н (Adrián)the Roman emperor
Catalan Adrià
- Adriàthe Roman emperor
Chinese Mandarin 哈德良
- 哈德良the Roman emperor
Dutch Hadrianus
- Hadrianusthe Roman emperor
Esperanto Hadriano
- Hadrianothe Roman emperor
French Hadrien
- Hadrienthe Roman emperor
German Hadrian
- Hadrianthe Roman emperor
Greek Αδριανός
- Αδριανός (Adrianós)the Roman emperor
Italian Adriano
- Adrianothe Roman emperor
Latin Hadrianus
- Hadrianusthe Roman emperor
Polish Hadrian
- Hadrianthe Roman emperor
Portuguese Adriano
- Adrianothe Roman emperor
Romanian Hadrian
- Hadrianthe Roman emperor
Russian Адриа́н
- Адриа́н (Adrián)the Roman emperor
Spanish Adriano
- Adrianothe Roman emperor
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Cite this entry
APA
Hadrian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadrian
MLA
“Hadrian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadrian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hadrian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hadrian.
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