Hadrian - Meaning of Hadrian

What does Hadrian mean?

[ 3 syll. ha-drian, had-ri-an ] The baby boy name Hadrian is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced in English as HHEY-DRiy-ahN †. Hadrian is used chiefly in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Latin. Hadrian is a variant of the name Adrian (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian).

See also the related categories, english, latin, german, and scandinavian.

Hadrian is an infrequently used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Hadrian, Adrian was the most popular.

† Pronunciation for Hadrian: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Hadrian is Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (Adrian).



Meaning of Hadrian Meaning of Adrian
Baby Name Explorer for Hadrian

Hadrian Popularity Charts

Legend:
blue:boy name
red:girl name
italics:unisex name
bold:primary name