Meaning: Lord; master
The story
Known through the youth loved by Aphrodite in Greek mythology. Its word root is Phoenician, so the familiar association with beauty is not its literal translation.
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Lower in the latest US rankings
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Adonis comes from Greek and Phoenician.
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