Male first name (English, German, Russian, Romanian): Adrian, from (H) Adriatic, Latin (Roman epithet), originally the nickname of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century); This nickname goes 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 Female first name (English): Adrian, the from (H) Adriatic, Latin (Roman epithet), originally the nickname of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century), this nickname goes back to the origin of his parents, Hadria (now in Atri the Italian province of Teramo), the male of the name was in the U.S. about 1950-2000 and female still used, although rarely
