The male given name Adrian is derived from the Latin "Hadrianus" which is more familiar to English speakers as "Hadrian". the name has a description or meaning which is "From Hadria" a port on the Adriatic Sea. Adrian was the name of several early Christian Saints and Martyrs. Adrian is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britainoun This name became widely known in England in the twelfth century, when Nicholas Breakespear took it on becoming the first and only English pope Adrian IV.