Names like Adonis
Adonis is a three-syllable Greek name that ends in -is. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Adonis comes from.
Ulises Greek · Spanish form of Ulysses/Odysseus; meaning disputed
Achilles Greek · pain; the great hero of the Iliad
Denis Greek · variant of Dennis, follower of Dionysus
Atlas Greek · the enduring one who holds the sky
The same feel
Also international and mythological names.
Leandro Greek · lion-man; the mythic hero who swam the Hellespont nightly to reach his love Hero
Dimitri Greek · follower of Demeter, goddess of the harvest
Hector Greek · holding fast
Leonidas Greek · "son of the lion"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Adonis, on a similar curve.
Andreas Greek · manly, brave
Aramis French · literary; the elegant, romantic musketeer of Dumas's Three Musketeers
Atreus Greek · traditionally 'fearless' (etymology uncertain)
Yannis Greek · God is gracious
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