BabyNameScore

Adonis

ə·DAH·nis · 3 syllables

Adonis is easy for English speakers to say and spell correctly on first read.

Meaning: lord — Master.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

DOCUMENTED USE
Masculine
CLOSE SPELLINGS
Adónis
Adônis
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORM
Adone
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

lord; master. The direct Semitic root meaning 'lord' is well documented, but the proposed deeper Mesopotamian (Dumuzi/Tammuz) mythological ancestry is a scholarly interpretation of the myth's origins rather than a documented linguistic derivation of the given name itself.

  1. Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis), Ancient Greek; from Canaanite 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʼadōn). lord; master. The Adonia was an ancient Greek festival commemorating Adonis's death, in which women planted fast-growing, fast-wilting plants ('gardens of Adonis') as a symbol of his mortality and a focus for ritual mourning. In the 20th century the Syrian-born poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber (b. 1930) adopted the pen name 'Adonis' at age 17; he became a transformative figure in modern Arabic poetry and a repeated contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  2. Mythological and religious contextIn Greek mythology Adonis was a mortal shepherd loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; he was killed by a wild boar while hunting, and the anemone flower was said to have sprung from his blood mixed with Aphrodite's tears. Zeus resolved the goddesses' dispute by decreeing Adonis would spend part of the year with each. He is considered the archetype of male beauty in classical antiquity, and the annual Adonia festival ritually mourned his death and celebrated his mythic return to life.
POPULARITY

Adonis over time

United States
#241RANK

Rank #241 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #241 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

ə·DAH·nis

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • Adónis
  • Adônis
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • AdoneIT
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

As a mythologically loaded, uncommon name with no standard nickname, Adonis may feel like a large name for a young child to grow into.

Cultural Footprint

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Adonis StevensonHaitian-Canadian professional boxer, WBC/Ring light heavyweight world champion
  2. Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said Esber)Syrian-born poet, pen name adopted at 17, perennial Nobel Prize in Literature contender
  3. Adonis Creedfictional protagonist of the Creed film trilogy, played by Michael B. Jordan
  4. Adonis JordanAmerican former professional basketball player · Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets

More about Adonis

FORMALITY

A bold, mythologically weighted name with no established diminutive or casual short form, giving it a consistently formal register.

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Adonis is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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Adonis