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Etymology
From the Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”), from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria), possibly from Venetic adur (“water”), related to English water, Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), all from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Doublet of Adrian. See Adria.
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Hadrian
- (historical) The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
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