How to Pronounce Adrian

Origin and Meaning of Adrian

Adrian is a Faroe Islands name meaning "From the Latin Hadrianus meaning of Adria or of the Adriatic sea region. Pope Adrian IV was a 12 century British Pope who became popular in the 1980s when Sue Townsend published 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, BE, BG, Bahrain, BN, BO, BR, BW, Canada, CH, CL, CM, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Algeria, EC, EE, Egypt, ES, FI, FJ, FO, France, Faroe Islands, GB, GE, GH, GR, GT, Hong Kong, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, India, Iraq, Iran, IS, Italy, JM, JO, JP, Kuwait, KZ, Lebanon, LT, LU, Libya, Morocco, MD, MO, MT, MU, MV, MX, Malaysia, Nigeria, Netherlands, NO, Oman, PA, PE, PH, PL, PR, PS, PT, Qatar, RS, RU, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, SE, Singapore, SI, SV, Syria, TN, Turkey, TW, United States, UY, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen, South Africa. Latin Hadrianus

Common Mispronunciations of Adrian

• Avoid stressing the wrong syllable—the correct Faroe Islands pronunciation emphasizes AY-dree-un
• Don't anglicize the sounds; Adrian should be pronounced with its original Faroe Islands phonetics
• "Adrien" is a variant spelling—pronounce it the same as Adrian
• "Adrion" is a variant spelling—pronounce it the same as Adrian