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Gender: Male Meaning of Adonis: "lord" Origin of Adonis: Greek, from Semitic Adonai Adonis's Popularity in 2019: #242

Adonis Origin and Meaning

The name Adonis is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lord".

The name of a figure from Greek mythology, Adonis is a high-pressure name often synonymous with masculine beauty. Nonetheless, many mythological names that would have previously been deemed off limits have made their way up the popularity charts—for instance, Penelope currently ranks highly for girls. And indeed, Adonis was one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2016, moving up 307 spots on the U.S. popularity chart in just one year.

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Rank in US: #242
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Famous People Named Adonis

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Adonis García, Cuban baseball player
Adonis Adelecino Jordan, American basketball player
Adonis-Spyridon Georgiadis, Greek politician
Adonis Bosso, Ivorian male model
William H. "Adonis" Terry, American baseball player
Adonis Graham (b. 2017), son of rapper Drake and French sculptor Sophie Brussaux

Pop Culture References for the name Adonis

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Adonis, Greek mythological figure loved by Aphrodite
Adonis Jackson, from TV series "Miami Vice"
Adonis Johnson, son of Apollo Creed from the "Rocky" movie series
Adonis aka Danburite, character in "Sailor V" Manga

Nicknames & Variations for Adonis

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Comments

snowsbeloved Says:

2016-05-15T06:04:24

I work with an Adonis who goes by the nickname Ado (Otto). He is Cuban but grew up in Italy. It works for him!

Guest Says:

2014-10-02T00:27:32

I know it's high pressure on it but I think it's so handsome. And of course Donnie can bring it back down to Earth! :P