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Adoniah - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Adoniah

[ syll. a-do-niah, ad-oni-ah ] The boy name Adoniah is pronounced aaDOWNiyah- KEY. Adoniah is of Phoenician origin and it is predominantly used in the Hebrew language. Adoniah is a form of Adonis (English and Greek).

Adoniah is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Adoniah, Adonis (English and Greek) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Adoniah include Adamya (Indian), Aatami (Finnish), Adamo (Italian and Spanish), Adhamhnan (Irish and Scottish), Adomnan (Irish), Ádhamhnán (Irish and Scottish), Adam (Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian), Addam (English), Adem (Turkish), Adham (English), Adhamh (Irish and Scottish), Adim (English), Adin (English), Admon (Hebrew), Adnan (Arabic), Adnon (Spanish), Adom (English), Adwin, Atam (Armenian), and Atim (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Adoniah: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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