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The baby name Hadrianus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Latin: haˈdri.a.nus; English approximation: HAY-dree-ə-nəs.

Hadrianus is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: Latin: haˈdri.a.nus; English approximation: HAY-dree-ə-nəs

What is the meaning of the name Hadrianus ?

The baby name Hadrianus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Latin: haˈdri.a.nus; English approximation: HAY-dree-ə-nəs.

Hadrianus is Latin in Origin.

Hadrianus is the classical Latin form of a Roman cognomen meaning "man from Hadria/Adria," a town in northern Italy whose name gave rise to the Adriatic Sea. As a toponymic, its primary sense is geographic; a secondary association with Latin ater "dark" appears in later folk etymology but is not the historical source.

Borne conspicuously by the emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (Hadrian, 2nd century CE), the name endured in imperial, ecclesiastical, and scholarly Latin. Several medieval and early modern popes took the name Hadrianus (Hadrian I, II, III, IV, V, VI), cementing its prestige. Vernacular variants include Hadrian (English, German, Dutch), Adrian (pan-European), Adriaan (Dutch), Adrián (Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian), Adriano (Italian, Portuguese), Adrien and Hadrien (French), Adrian/Адриан (Russian), and Adrianos/Αδριανός (Greek). Feminine forms such as Adriana reflect the same root. Today Hadrianus itself appears mainly in liturgical, academic, or historical contexts.

Hadrianus is a genuine rarity. We count just 10 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 7 countries.

Hadrianus has the following similar or variant Names

Hadrianus – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440

Hadrianus is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:

CO
CZ
IR
MX
MY

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People also ask about Hadrianus

Hadrianus is predominantly a boy's name.
Hadrianus is a 4 syllable name, pronounced Latin: haˈdri.a.nus; English approximation: HAY-dree-ə-nəs.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hadrian, Adrianus, Adrian, Adriano, Adrien and Adrián.
Yes, quite. No national registry we track comes anywhere near listing Hadrianus, about as clear a sign of rarity as there is.