Hadrian

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/

Proper noun

Hadrian

  1. (historical) The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
  2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.

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