Meaning of the nameAdônis
- Male
- Greek origin
- A-dô-nis
Adônis is a masculine name of Greek origin, from the mythological name Ádōnis, which Behind the Name links to the Phoenician ʾadon, 'lord'.
- People (2022)
- 2,049
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,029
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,282
- people
Adônis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adônis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (549 people).
0 women 2,035 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Adônis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adônis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 443 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 166 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 162 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 148 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 140 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 97 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adônis
Adônis is the name of a young shepherd in Greek mythology, in Greek Ἄδωνις. Behind the Name derives it from the Phoenician ʾadon, 'lord, master'; Wiktionary gives the chain from Greek to the Phoenician ʾdn and to Proto-Semitic, but marks these links with doubt. Wiktionary gives Adônis as the Brazilian form and Adónis as the European one, and IBGE records the spelling without the accent. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,049 people named Adonis, with a median age of 33.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adonis · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Adonis · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Adônis
What does the name Adônis mean?
Adônis means “lord, master”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Adônis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,049 people with the first name Adônis, which ranks it number 5,029 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Adônis a boy's or a girl's name?
Adônis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,035 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Adônis?
Adônis is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adônis most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adônis (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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