Adonis - Meaning of Adonis

What does Adonis mean?

[ 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 ahDAANahS or ahDOWNahS in English †. Adonis' origin is Phoenician. Adonis is a form of the Greek Adonia.

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 Adoncia, Atmaja (Indian), Itinsa, Itinsah, Oddnauga, Adianca, Adianka, Adonica, Athenais (French and Greek), Oddnaug, Oddnauge, and Athanasia (Greek).

† 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)"