Throughout the world, Adonis (Adonis 
, Адонис 
, أدونيس 
) is a common male first name. The given name Adonis is habitual in Guam, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Dominican Republic, and Philippines (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Dominican Republic. Much less frequently, Adonis is the last name as well as the forename.
Adonis is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Adonis , the Greek god of beauty and desire, Metamorphoses; Adonis Creed , the Fictional boxer from the Creed films; Adonis , the character from Disney's Hercules, Hercules and the First Day of School; Adonis , the operatic character in the opera La púrpura de la rosa by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco and Adonis , the theatrical character in the play "Occupe-toi d’Amélie", Occupe-toi d'Amélie!, among other works.
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adonis terry Major League Baseball player, US (b. 1864) |
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adonis sepúlveda acuña Chilean politician, CL (b. 1919) |
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| adonis morón silva Spanish politician, ES (b. 1899) |
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| adonis jules brichot French politician, FR (b. 1907) |
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| adonis-prosper neemre Estonian clergyman, EE (b. 1910) |
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adonis puentes Cuban singer, jazz musician and jazz guitarist, CU (b. 1974) |
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| adonis gonzález meana Spanish Esperantist, ES (b. 1927) |
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adonis shropshire Songwriter and record producer, US (b. 1977) |
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adonis santa maria Filipino basketball player, PH (b. 1979) |
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adonis kapsalis Greek-American actor, US (b. 1980) |
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adonis estévez rodríguez Spanish politician, ES |
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adonis garcía baseball player, CU (b. 1985) |
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adonis reis lira de carvalho |
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adonis thomas American professional basketball player, born 1993, US (b. 1993) |
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adonis gonzalez Austrian handball player, AT (b. 1994) |
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