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 [ syll. a-driaa(n), ad-ria-an ] The boy name Adriaan is pronounced aaDRiyaa-N KEY. Adriaan's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in Dutch. Adriaan is a variant form of Adrian (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian). Ad (Dutch short form) is a variant of the name. Adriaan is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Adriaan, Adrian (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Adriaan include Adriaen (Dutch), Adrien (Hungarian and French), Ottorino (Italian), and Adriano (Italian and Spanish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Adriaan: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
