Urian

Urian is an old male first name of Celtic origin, is also found as a surname.

Variants

• Urbian
• Urion
• Urian
• Uren
• Urien

Origin

The first mention of the name is in The Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire where a John, " son of Urian " is mentioned in 1273. The original form of the name in old -British was Urbgen. The first time Hurhion is 1687, mentioned in Tonbridge, Kent as a surname. The surname is also known as Urian, especially in Anglo-Saxon, before. Today, the first name Urian is rarely awarded.

One of the most mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth mythical British kings was Urbianus maybe related to Urien (also Uryen ) King of Rheged, back, who also appears as the King of the word circle around Arthur.

In the apocryphal Book of Enoch Urian first appears as a form of the name of the Archangel Uriel.

Mr. Urian

Since the 17th century called " Mr. Urian " or " Hans Urian " in German a dolt, an unwanted guest or someone before you has little respect; these people are called so, if you do not expect. Encounters with Mr. Urian are generally undesirable.

Jokingly or euphemistically " Mr. Urian " or "Master Urian " is also used as a term for the devil. It is known that use of Goethe's Faust ( Walpurgisnacht ):

Also well known is the poem Urian trip around the world by Matthias Claudius with the opening lines of "If someone goes on a journey, / So he can miscount what ". The chorus is:

Furthermore, there is " Urian " in Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by ETA Hoffmann as a term for an unwanted guest:

Other examples from the literature:

• André Gide: The Journey Urian (novel, 1893)
• Lisa Tetzner: Hans Urian or The story of a trip around the world (novel, 1929)