Throughout the world, Adriaan (Adriaan 
, Адриан 
, 阿德里安 
, along with others...) is a common male first name. The first name Adriaan is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common boy's name, Netherlands, where it is quite a rare male name, and Belgium. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Russia, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Adriaan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Adriaan | Namibia, Indonesia, Belgium, South Africa, Netherlands |
| Адриан | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| 阿德里安 | China |
| Адриаан | Russia |
| アドリアン | Japan |
Ad, Adriaen, Adrian, Adriano, Adrianu, Adrianus, Adriaán, Adrien, Adrià, Adriáan, Adrián, Adriáán, Adriån, Adrïån, Ari, Arie, Arjan, Arjen, Arsi, Atro, Hadrian, Hadrianus, Ад, Адриа, Адриано, Адриану, Адриен, Адрыян, Адріаан, Адріан, Ари, Арси, Арье, Арьен, Арьян, Эд, Эдриан, Эйдриан, אדריאן, ארי, אריה, אריין, آري, أري, ادريان, ادريانو, アド, アリー, エイドリアン, 亞力,
Adriaan is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Adrian Monk , the fictional American private investigator and actor, Monk; Adrian Chase , the fictional character from the television series Arrow; Ozymandias , the Watchmen character; Adriaan and Adrian Pennino , the fictional character from the Rocky series, and in many other works.
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adriaan rockox burgess then nobleman from Antwerp, BE (b. 1460) |
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| adriaan van borselen (b. 1401) |
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adriaan de witte BE (b. 1464) |
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| adriaan van grevenbroeck Dutch and Belgian nobleman in the 15th century (b. 1430) |
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| adriaan van nassau zu reinhardstein (b. 1445) |
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| adriaan braem BE (b. 1455) |
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adriaan van der goes NL (b. 1505) |
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adriaan rockox burgess and nobleman from Antwerp, BE (b. 1525) |
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adriaan van blijenburg mayor of Dordrecht (1532-1582) (b. 1532) |
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| adriaan van renesse van wulven Belgian priest (b. 1501) |
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adriaan van meerbeeck Flemish writer and translator, BE (b. 1563) |
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adriaan gerritsz de vrije Dutch Golden Age painter (1570-1643), NL (b. 1570) |
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adriaan teding van berkhout Dutch jurist (1571-1620), NL (b. 1571) |
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adriaan van den spieghel Flemish physician, anatomist (1578-1625), BE (b. 1578) |
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| adriaan de latre FR (b. 1525) |
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