# Hadrian

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/ · frequency rank #41,659

## Definitions
1. The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.
2. 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Harlan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-harlan)
- **Harman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-harman)
- **hadron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-hadron)
- **Haitian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-haitian)
- **Harriman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-harriman)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahdrian`, `haddrian`, `hadiran`, `hadrain`, `hadriann`, `hadrina`, `hadrrian`, `hardian`, `hdarian`, `hhadrian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hadrian