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“from the Roman harbor Hadria”
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Adrían is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Hadrianus, with the stated meaning “from the Roman harbor Hadria”.
Meaning: “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Borrowed from Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”).
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Adrian— “from Adria”
Adrian, _m._ _Eng._ Ger. Lat. from Adria, 156
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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