 In the twelfth century Geoffrey of Monmouth used the latinized form Urbianus for the semi-legendary British king Urien.In the modern period, it also occurs as a surname, as "Urian".In early modern Germany the expression "Herr Urian" or "Meister Urian" denotes a proverbial unwanted guest and figures in works of fiction such as Matthias Claudius' "Urians Reise um die Welt" (set by Beethoven as Opus 52, No.