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Adrian (other)
Adrian is a masculine given name. Adrian may also refer to: Places Romania * Adrian, a village in Livada, Satu Mare, Livada town, Satu Mare County * Adrian, a village in Gurghiu, Mureș, Gurghiu Commune, Mureș County United States *Adrian, Georgia, a city *Adrian, Illinois, an unincorporated community *Adrian Township, Jackson County, Kansas *Adrian, Michigan, the county seat of Lenawee County *Adrian Charter Township, Michigan *Adrian, Minnesota, a city *Adrian Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota *Adrian, Missouri, a city *Adrian Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota *Adrian, New York, a hamlet *Adrian, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Adrian, Oregon, a city *Adrian, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community *Adrian Township, Edmunds County, South Dakota *Adrian, Texas, a city *Adrian, U.S. Virgin Islands, a settlement *Adrian, Grant County, Washington, a community *Adrian, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Adrian, Wisconsin, a town People *Adrian (surname) *Adr ...
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Adrian
Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (other), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and Illyrian languages, Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC. Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550 – c.476 BC) asserted that both the Etruscan civilization, Etruscan harbor city of Adria and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it. Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, Abruzzo, Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has ...
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