# Adrianus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/adrianus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Adrianus

- Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Catholic cardinal (1931-2020)
- Adrianus de Jong, Dutch fencer (1882–1966)
- Adrianus Turnebus, French classical scholar
- Adrianus Eversen, Dutch painter (1818-1897)
- Adrianus Barlandus, Flamish historian (1486-1538/42)
- Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch footballer
- Ard Schenk, Dutch Olympic speed skater
- Paul Janssen, Belgian scientist, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica (1926–2003)
- Adriaan van Royen, Dutch botanist and university teacher (1704-1779)
- Janus van Merrienboer, Dutch archer (1894-1947)
- Janus Braspennincx, Dutch racing cyclist (1903-1977)
- Adrian, Count of Orléans, Frankish count

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.