Message: "Adonis" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Adonis

by Snapdragon (ChaotivSunshine)

6/13/2023, 8:42 PM

I was at the library today and spotted the name on a list of kids signed up for the reading program. It fits in with the trends but it's still quite a name to live up to.

Thoughts?

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#Adonis

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- number1212

6/14/2023, 4:41 PM

I actually knew a kid with this name, but he always went by Donnie.

- Manipura (glaucous) +1

6/14/2023, 9:26 AM

I looked it up a few years ago, and it seemed like it was being used (at least at first) primarily by Hispanics, along with Adonai. So yeah, could still be hard to live up to in that context but just kind of in the way Jesus or Salvador would be.

It reminds me of names like Romeo, Dante, Paris, classical and cliche-romantic...I don't hate any of those names, though. I like the sound of Adonis, and overall would prefer it to Don or Donny. Pretty sure if I knew an Adonis or 3, the myth reference wouldn't be on my mind (it's not commonly mentioned anyway), although if it were my name, the mythic connection to anemones could seem cool + the older story's a bit like Persephone in a way (and Persephone seems fine though dramatic) or Shepherd even.

This message was edited 6/14/2023, 10:12 AM

- Snapdragon (ChaotivSunshine)

6/14/2023, 10:14 AM

That makes a LOT of sense. Similar to Messiah. I didn't know that Drake's son was also Adonis, that explains things as well.

I actually had to look up the myth, I wasn't familiar with it.

Thank you for the info!

- Ani (peonini)

6/14/2023, 9:17 AM

Kind of nice. Kind of pretentious. It’s the name of the rapper Drake’s son. I prefer Apollo as larger-than-life Greek Mythology names go.

- Pickles (C.M.S.)

6/14/2023, 7:01 AM

This message was edited 6/14/2023, 7:04 AM

- Kerilyntaryn21

6/14/2023, 2:12 AM

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