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* [[Adrian Minune]] (born 1974), Romani-Romanian manele singer
* [[Adrian Minune]] (born 1974), Romani-Romanian manele singer
* [[Adrian Mitchell]] (1932–2008), English poet, novelist and playwright
* [[Adrian Mitchell]] (1932–2008), English poet, novelist and playwright
* [[Adrian Molina]] (born 1985), Mexican-American screenwriter, director and story artist at [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]]
* [[Adrian William Moore]] (born 1956), British philosopher and broadcaster
* [[Adrian William Moore]] (born 1956), British philosopher and broadcaster
* [[Adrián Navarro]] (born 1969), Argentine actor
* [[Adrián Navarro]] (born 1969), Argentine actor
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* [[Adrian Anthony Gill]] (1954–2016), British writer and critic
* [[Adrian Anthony Gill]] (1954–2016), British writer and critic
* [[Adrian Hanauer]] (born 1966), American businessman and minority owner and general manager of the Seattle Sounders FC
* [[Adrian Hanauer]] (born 1966), American businessman and minority owner and general manager of the Seattle Sounders FC
* [[Adrian Hayes (adventurer)]] (born 1959), British explorer
* [[Adrian Holovaty]] (born 1981), American web developer, journalist and entrepreneur
* [[Adrian Holovaty]] (born 1981), American web developer, journalist and entrepreneur
* [[Adrian van Hooydonk]] (born 1964), Dutch automobile designer
* [[Adrian van Hooydonk]] (born 1964), Dutch automobile designer

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Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox given name Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning "sea" or "water".[1]Template:Sfn

The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC. Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550 – c.476 BC) asserted that both the Etruscan harbor city of Adria and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it.[2] Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name.[3]

Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages.

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