阿德里安 (Ādélǐ'ān): Adrian / Adrien (Western given…

The name 'Adrian' comes from Latin 'Hadrianus' — the Roman emperor Hadrian (哈德良) who built Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Famous bearers in Chinese-language media: actor Adrien Brody (阿德里安·布劳迪, The Pianist, 2002 Oscar), French national-team midfielder Adrien Rabiot, and Rocky Balboa's wife Adrian (阿德里安) — source of Sylvester Stallone's iconic 'Yo, Adrian!' shout.

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Four characters: 阿 (the foreign-name prefix) + 德 (-d-) + 里 (-ri-) + 安 (-an). The same 阿X里安 pattern appears in many similar names — once you spot 阿_里安, you can guess a -rian or -lian ending.