Hadrian
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Hadrian
- /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/
Where it comes from
From the Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”), from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria), possibly from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), related to English water, Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), all from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Doublet of Adrian. See Adria.
proper noun
- The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
Translations
Talk about this word "Hadrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hadrian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hadrian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hadrian "Hadrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hadrian.Cite this
@misc{hadrian_2026,
title = {Hadrian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hadrian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
