Boy · Phoenician, through Greek
Adonis
Say it: uh-DON-is
Meaning
From the Greek mythological youth Adonis, whose name is generally traced to Phoenician adon 'lord'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in Latin America, the Caribbean and the US in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 13,020 babies given this name since 1918
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,000 boys
- 1,663 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Adonis |
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Famous bearers
- Adonis, figure of Greek mythology
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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