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hadrian

/ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
hadri-an
IPA
/ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

name

A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.

Etymology

From the Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”), from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria), possibly from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), related to English water, Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), all from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Doublet of Adrian. See Adria.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hadrianus, 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀, *wódr̥

Derived Forms

Hadrianic

Phrases

Hadrian's Wall

Frequently Paired Words

Adrian

Questions

How do you pronounce hadrian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/.
What does hadrian mean?
The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
Where does hadrian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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