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Adonis

/əˈdəʊ.nɪs/ · name

Meaning

  1. A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. A surname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A beautiful man.

Etymology / origin

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

  1. Ἄδωνις(Ancient Greek)
  2. Adonis (English)
  3. Relations: der

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