The name Adonis is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Greek.
Adonis is pronounced as ah-DAH-nis
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Meaning
From Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾadon) meaning "lord, master".
In Greek myth
Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood. Because he was loved by
Aphrodite,
Zeus allowed him to be restored to life for part of each year. The Greeks borrowed this character from Semitic traditions, originally Sumerian (see
Dumuzi).
Pronunciation
/á.dɔː.nis/(Classical Greek) /ə.ˈdɑn.ɪs/(English) /ə.ˈdoʊ.nɪs/(English)