Urian
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Urian is a Celtic noble male given name (also Urien, Uryen, Uren, presumably derived from British Urbgen). It is recorded in 1273 in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire in a reference to a "John, son of Urian". In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth used the Latinized form Urbianus for the semi-legendary British king Urien.
In the modern period, Urian also occurs as a surname.[citation needed]
Notable people with the given name include:
- Urian Brereton (died 1577), groom to Henry VIII
- Urian Oakes (1631–1681), English-born American minister and Latinist