Last name ADONIS: origin and meaning
Adonis : 1: Haitian Guyanese South African and Hispanic (Philippines): from the personal name Adonis borne in Greek mythology by a beautiful youth who was the lover of both the goddesses Aphrodite (in summer) and Persephone (in winter). The surname might have been applied as a nickname but in most cases it probably originates from the personal name Adonis which is today common especially in the Philippines. This surname is also found in France where it is very rare.2: American shortened and altered form of the Greek patronymic Antoniadis or of some other derivative of the personal name Antōni(o)s (see Anthony) reflecting a variant pronunciation of this name.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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