Hadrian
/ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus. historical
- 2 A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
Antonyms
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More examples"Emperor Hadrian had Hadrian's Wall built."
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.