Adonis - Meaning of Adonis

What does Adonis mean?

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[ 3 syll. a-do-nis, ad-on-is ] The baby girl name Adonis is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced ah-DAA-NahS or ah-DOW-NahS in English †. Adonis' origin is Phoenician. Adonis is a form of the Greek Adonia.

See also the related category phoenician.

Adonis is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Adonis has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Adonis include Adaoma, Adawna (English), Adhama, Adhamah, Adiena, Aduna, Adunah, Adunna, Adunnah, Austina, Austyna, Agostina (Italian), Agustina (Spanish), Atenea, Cvetana (Slavic), Academia, Academiah, Akademia, and Akademiah.

† Pronunciation for Adonis: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"