ADRIAN  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "from the Adriatic"

Popularity in 2008: #56

If you're not put off by the similarity to the feminine Adrienne, this long-term trendy name in England could be a winning choice. Adriano is a pleasing foreign version.

Variations:
Adrean, Ade, Hadrian

International Variations:
Arje (Dutch) Adrien (French) Adorjan (Hungarian) Aidrian (Irish Gaelic) Adriano (Italian) Adrião (Portuguese) Adrián, Adrín (Spanish)

Adrian is being discussed in our message boards:

• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• what if you had 20 kids?
• Wdyt of Addison?
• narrowing my list...need help
• Recent Welsh Babies

Read Nameberry blog posts about Adrian:

• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES
• A+ NAMES
• THE MILLION-BABY NAME
• BABY NAME TRENDS: View from the Peak
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE