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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Adrian m. Latin Hadrianus 'from the Roman harbor Aadria'.

The name of two 4th C martyrs, an 8th C pope, an 8th C saint, two 9th C popes, a 9th C Scottish saint, a 12th C pope, a 13th C pope, a 16th C pope, and two 16th C Russian saints.

England
English
● 1560 Adrian BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1595 Adrian DEmar-vol2 p. 33; 1599 Adrian DEmar-vol1 p. 88
France
Latin
● c823 Adrianus (nom) irminon-vol2 34, Palatiolum; 1378 Adriani (gen) hanquetvol1 2312
Old French
● 1301 Adrien (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 291
Germany
Latin
● 786 Adriani (gen) HambUrk-vol1 I; 788 Adriani (gen) ibid. II; 795x800 Adriani (gen) ibid. IV; 872 Adrianus (nom) ibid. XX; 912 Adriani (gen) ibid. XXVIII; 1157 Adriani (gen) quix-vol1 44, Adrianus (nom) ibid. 44
Hungary
Latin
● 1304 Adrianum (acc) Slíz p. 14; 1309 Adryanus (nom) ibid. p. 14; 1310 Adriani (gen) ibid. p. 14; 1313 adriany (gen) ibid. p. 14; 1317 Adrianus (nom) ibid. p. 14; 1323 Adriani (gen) ibid. p. 14; 1326 Adriani (gen) ibid. p. 14; 1329 Adriano (abl) ibid. p. 14; 1337 Adriano (abl) ibid. p. 14; 1342 Adriani (gen) ibid. p. 14
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1560 Adriaan MagMiddelburg-1560, Adriaen ibid.; 1561 Adriaen ibid.; 1562 Adriaan ibid., Adriaen ibid.; 1563 Adriaen ibid.; 1564 Adriaen ibid.; 1565 Adriaen ibid.; 1566 Adriaen ibid.; 1567 Adriaen ibid.; 1568 Adriaan ibid., Adriaen ibid.; 1569 Adriaen ibid.; 1570 Adriaen ibid.; 1571 Adriaen ibid.; 1572 Adriaen ibid.; 1573 Adriaen ibid.; 1574 Adriaen ibid.
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Adria valencia1510 3496, Adrian ibid. 3757
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