Names

Short form of Adriana.

Means “not inclined to run away” in Greek. This was the name of a king of Argos in Greek legend.

Feminine form of Adrastos. In Greek mythology this name was borne by a nymph who fostered the infant Zeus. This was also another name of the goddess Nemesis.

Latinized form of Adrasteia. One of Jupiter’s moons bears this name.

Hungarian form of Adrian.

Means “adorable” in Esperanto.

Means “adoration” in Spanish. This name refers to the event that is known in Christian tradition as the Adoration of the Magi, which is when the three Magi presented gifts to the infant Jesus and worshipped him.

Short form of Adoración.

Hebrew form of Adonijah.

From Phoenician adon meaning “lord”. In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood. Because he was loved by Aphrodite, Zeus allowed him to be restored to life for part of each year. The Greeks borrowed this character from Semitic traditions, originally Sumerian (see Dumuzi).