First names in Hebrew

First name Adrian: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אדריאן

Gematria value: 266

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Adrian is written אדריאן

Meaning and origin

What does Adrian mean?

Meaning: "the man from Hadria"
Origin: Latin

Adrian comes from the Latin Hadrianus, "the man from Hadria", a town in northern Italy that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. It is used in every European language and has been among the favorite boys' names in America for thirty years.

Gematria

Adrian = 266

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אדריאן has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total266

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Adrian, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Adrian, in nine pages

• Adrian, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Adrian
• Adrian, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Adrian in three answers

How do you write Adrian in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Adrian is written אדריאן.

What is the gematria value of Adrian?
Written אדריאן, Adrian is worth 266: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Adrian mean?
The man from Hadria (origin: Latin). Adrian comes from the Latin Hadrianus, "the man from Hadria", a town in northern Italy that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. It is used in every European language and has been among the favorite boys' names in America for thirty years.