Given name
Hadrianus
“a man from Hadria”
Hadrianus is a variant of Hadrian. In English use, Hadrian carries the interpretation “a man from Hadria.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hadrianus is a variant of Hadrian. In English use, Hadrian carries the interpretation “a man from Hadria.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Possibly from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀, built from Latin Hadria (“a city in Picenum, site of modern Atri”) + -ānus.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hadrianus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Hadrianus has a later derivative in Adrian. Hadrianus has a related form in Hadrian. In Latin usage, Hadrianus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adrian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hadrianus has relatives in 12 languages.
7 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Adrianderivative · English, Swedish
- Adrianoequivalent
- Hadrienequivalent
- Adrianusequivalent
- Адріанderivative · Ukrainian
- Atuderivative · izh
- Adríanborrowing · Icelandic
- Adorjánderivative · Hungarian
Show 1 moreShow fewer
People named Hadrianus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Hadrianus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Herennius
“to wish, want”
—
Herminius
Herminius is a surname from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Holconius
Holconius is a surname, probably from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Antinis
Antinis is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Etruscan. It is used in Faroese and Lithuanian.
>99% boys
Faecinius
Faecinius is a surname, probably from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Annaeus
Annaeus is a surname, possibly from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Tarquitius
Tarquitius is a surname, probably from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Valutius
Valutius is a surname, probably from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
—
Sibling ideas
Names that share Hadrianus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A brother for Hadrianus