Adrian

Adrian is a boy name of Latin origin, ranked #18 in popularity, meaning Of the dark sea.

What Adrian means

Of the dark sea.

Adrian sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Adrian comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Adrian is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Adrian?

Adrian is ranked #18, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.

The character of Adrian

The thread we file Adrian under is Ocean — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Ocean

Names like Adrian

These share Adrian's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Marius — Of the sea; manly.
• Pearl — A precious pearl.
• Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
• Coraline — Coral; the heart.
• Maren — Of the sea.
• Nerissa — From the sea.
• Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
• Arnav — The ocean; the sea.
• Caspian — Of the Caspian Sea.
• Kai — The sea.
• Kaito — Ocean; to soar, to fly.
• Ronan — Little seal.

More Latin names

• Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
• Amadeus — Lover of God.
• April — Opening buds of spring.
• Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Augusta — Great and venerable.
• Augustine — Great and venerable.
• Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
• Aurelia — The golden one.
• Aurelio — The golden one.