Female first name (English): Adria, from (H) Adriatic, Latin (Roman epithet), information on male form of Adrian, originally the nickname of Publius Aelius Hadrianus Roman Emperor, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century); this surname dates back to the origin of his parents, Hadria (Atri today in the Italian province of Teramo), the origin of the name of the city is not known so far contributed 6 popes named Adrian or Hadrian