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    Hadrian

    HAY-dree-un

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    From Hadria; Dark one
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Hadrian does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "From Hadria; Dark one", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Hadrian.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hadrian walks from darkness into marvellous light — chosen, royal, holy, the peculiar one who shows forth divine praise.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Peter 2:9

      "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."

    • Isaiah 9:2

      "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined."

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