Names Like Adonis — Find Similar Baby Names
Adonis is a 6-letter African boys' name meaning “God Of Peace And Love.”. This page collects 132 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Adonia and Addis, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -nis like Anis and Inis, and names sharing the “peace” concept like Abdul-Salam and Absalom.
For the full Adonis profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Adonis page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Adonis
24 baby names that differ from Adonis by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonia | 1 | Beautiful Lady. Feminine Of Adonis. | Spanish | Female |
| Addis | 2 | Son Of Adam | English | Male |
| Adon | 2 | The Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Adoncia | 2 | "Sweet." Diminutive Doncia Exists. ADORACION | Spanish | Female |
| Acis | 3 | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Greek | Male |
| Adair | 3 | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Celtic | Male |
| Adali | 3 | Noble | German | Female |
| Adalia | 3 | "Noble One."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "God Is My Refuge."Some Vari... | German | Female |
| Adalie | 3 | Of The Nobility. Noble. | French | Female |
| Adaliz | 3 | Of The Nobility. Noble. | German | Female |
| Adan | 3 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equi... | African | Male |
| Adana | 3 | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Adanna | 3 | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | African | Female |
| Addie | 3 | Variant Of Adela. | French | Female |
| Addney | 3 | Lives On The Noble's Island | English | Male |
| Adelia | 3 | Of The Nobility. Noble. | French | Female |
| Adelisa | 3 | Of The Nobility. Noble. | French | Female |
| Adelise | 3 | Forerunner Of Alice Of The Nobility. Noble. | French | Female |
| Aden | 3 | Variant Of Aiden. | English | Male |
| Adena | 3 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Adene | 3 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Adenne | 3 | Firey Or Fire. Variant Of Aden And Aiden. | English | Female |
| Adia | 3 | Wealthy | English | Female |
| Adib | 3 | Polite | Arabic | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Adonis’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
6-Letter A-Names Like Adonis
24 names that share Adonis's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Adonis's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Adonis
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Adonis.
Names That Rhyme with Adonis
18 baby names that share Adonis's last 3 letters — -nis. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anis | Close Friend | Arabic | Male |
| Inis | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Annis | Variant Of Anne Or Agnes. | English | Female |
| Denis | Named For Saint Denys | French | Male |
| Ennis | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Innis | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Janis | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Tanis | Spanish Abbreviation Of Estanislao Make Famous From The Name Borne... | Spanish | Female |
| Yanis | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Yunis | Jonah | Arabic | Male |
| Dennis | Named For Saint Denys | French | Male |
| Dionis | From Dionysus God Of Wine | Spanish | Female |
| Jannis | Variant Of Jane. | English | Female |
| Jennis | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Tannis | Worker Of Leather/Hide Tanner | Greek | Male |
| Yannis | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Coronis | Myth Name (Mother Of Aesculapius) | Greek | Female |
| Daphnis | Myth Name (Blinded For His Infidelity) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Adonis
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Adonis — Ado-. Good for parents who like Adonis's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adok | Dark ADOLF | English | Male |
| Adom | Receives Help From The Gods | Egyptian | Male |
| Adon | The Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Adofo | Akan Of Ghana Name Meaning "One Who Loves." | African | Male |
| Adolf | Noble Wolf | German | Male |
| Adora | Chamoru Spanish, "Adore." | Chamoru | Female |
| Adowa | Noble. | African | Female |
| Adolfo | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Adolph | Noble Wolf | German | Male |
| Adonia | Beautiful Lady. Feminine Of Adonis. | Spanish | Female |
| Adoette | Large Tree | Native American | Female |
| Adolpha | Noble She Wolf | German | Female |
| Adoncia | "Sweet." Diminutive Doncia Exists. ADORACION | Spanish | Female |
| Adorjan | Hungarian Form Of Adrian (From The Adriatic) | Hungarian | Male |
| Adorlee | Adored | French | Female |
| Adolphus | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Adoracion | Adoration | Spanish | Female |
| Adolphus, Adolph, Dolph | Noble Wolf AKE | English | Male |