Baby Names That Mean Youth
364 baby names meaning youth — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means youth? Here are 364 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of youth. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Camila#19 in the U.S.From the Latin Camilla, a name for a young attendant in religious ceremonies; popularized in th▶Chloe#23 in the U.S.Blooming; young green shoot; new growth in spring▶Juliette#110 in the U.S.Youthful, downy-bearded — French diminutive of Julie/Julia, from Latin Iulius, the Roman clan n▶Julia#131 in the U.S.Youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julian family — feminine of Julius, from Latin Iulius (the Roma▶Collins#241 in the U.S.Son of Colin; from Irish Ó Coileáin or Mac Coileáin: coileán (pup, youth)▶Juliana#256 in the U.S.Youthful; descended from Julus (Julius); feminine form of Julian, from Latin Iulianus▶Khloe#272 in the U.S.Blooming; young green shoot; variant spelling of Chloe from Greek khloe▶Juliet#274 in the U.S.Youthful; dedicated to Jupiter — through the Roman family name Julius▶Julieta#285 in the U.S.Youthful; from the Roman family name Julius, dedicated to Jupiter▶Paige#346 in the U.S.From Old French 'page', meaning a young male servant or attendant to a knight, ultimately from ▶Kamila#357 in the U.S.A form of Camilla, from the Latin Camilla (a noble young girl who served in a religious role) o▶Julianna#398 in the U.S.Extended form of Juliana, feminine of Julian, from Latin Julianus meaning belonging to the Juli▶Alma#449 in the U.S.From Latin 'alma' meaning nourishing or kind (as in 'alma mater'), or from Hebrew 'almah' meani▶Anahi#482 in the U.S.From Guaraní mythology — Anahí was a young woman transformed into the ceibo flower, symbol of A▶Kora#491 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Cora, from Greek 'kore' meaning maiden or girl; also an epithet for Perseph▶Virginia#526 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, likely derived from Latin virgo meaning 'mai▶Julietta#819 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish elaboration of Juliet, itself a diminutive of Julia, from the Roman family ▶Giuliana#915 in the U.S.Italian feminine form of Giuliano (Julian), from Latin Julianus, derived from Julius — the grea▶Julissa#1033 in the U.S.Youthful; a Spanish-American blend of Julia (from Latin Iulius, of the Julian family, possibly ▶Jillian#1132 in the U.S.Youthful; an English variant of Gillian, which is a feminine form of Julian, from Latin Julianu▶Giulia#1262 in the U.S.Youthful; of the Julian family; Italian feminine form of Giulio (Julius), from Latin Julius (of▶Kamilla#1308 in the U.S.Young attendant at a religious ceremony; helper to the priest▶Juno#1382 in the U.S.Queen of heaven, youthful goddess▶Yuliana#1500 in the U.S.A feminine form derived from the Roman family name Julius (Juliana), traditionally interpreted ▶Hafsa#1516 in the U.S."gathering together" or "young lioness"▶Julieth#1517 in the U.S.A Latin American variant spelling of Juliet/Julieta, ultimately from the Roman family name Juli▶Kamille#1561 in the U.S.Young ceremonial attendant (variant of Camille/Camilla)▶Junie#1742 in the U.S.Young▶Jalayah#1750 in the U.S.Small, little, young, child▶Cori#1761 in the U.S.Diminutive of Corinne, Cora, or Corinna, which derive from Greek 'kore' meaning 'maiden, young ▶Jules#2286 in the U.S.belonging to the Julian gens, youthful▶Junia#2442 in the U.S.belonging to June or Juno, youth▶Jariyah#2534 in the U.S.flowing, running (water); also classically 'young woman, maiden'▶Gillian#3124 in the U.S.English feminine form of Julian, from Latin Julianus, derived from Julius, the Roman family nam▶Maida#3142 in the U.S.From Middle English 'maid/maiden' meaning 'young woman, girl, or virgin.' Also possibly from Ar▶Cami#3222 in the U.S.Young ceremonial attendant; pet form of Camila and Camille, from Latin Camillus▶Yulieth#3377 in the U.S.Youthful, downy; Colombian-favored spelling of Juliet, from Latin Julia and the Roman clan name▶Mailen#3422 in the U.S.From Mapudungun malen, 'young woman, girl', often glossed 'princess'; a popular Indigenous-root▶Giulietta#3521 in the U.S.Italian diminutive of Giulia (Julia) — from Roman Julius, traditionally 'youthful' — the Italia▶Juliett#3526 in the U.S.Double-t spelling of Juliet — from Roman Julia, traditionally 'youthful' — also the NATO phonet▶Mailyn#3541 in the U.S.Modern blend of Mai/Mae with -lyn; also circulates in Latin America near Mailen (Mapuche 'young▶Novella#3547 in the U.S.New; a short novel or tale; Italian feminine from Latin novellus, 'new, young'▶Chole#3578 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Chloe — Greek 'green shoot, young growth', an epithet of Demeter▶Hafsah#3594 in the U.S.Young lioness, or a gatherer; the name of Hafsah bint Umar, wife of the Prophet Muhammad and ke▶Camiyah#3647 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining the Cami- sound (echoing Camila, 'young attendant') to the melodic -iyah▶Imelda#3658 in the U.S.From Germanic Irmhild — irmin, 'whole, universal', and hild, 'battle' — borne by a young Italia▶Khloee#3776 in the U.S.Kh- and double-e spelling of Chloe — Greek khloe, 'young green shoot, fresh blooming' — an epit▶Giulianna#3899 in the U.S.Double-n Italian styling of Giuliana — feminine of Julian, from the Roman Julius clan, read 'yo▶Kamyla#3911 in the U.S.Y-styled spelling of Kamila/Camila — from Latin Camillus, the noble youth serving at sacred rit▶Bowen#4383 in the U.S.From Welsh ap Owen, 'son of Owen' — Owen from 'young warrior' or 'well-born'; here for girls▶Corrine#4387 in the U.S.Spelling of Corinne/Corinna — from Greek kore, 'maiden, young woman'▶Kloe#4414 in the U.S.K-spelling of Chloe — from Greek chloe, 'green shoot, young verdure; blooming'▶Khole#4508 in the U.S.Spelling of Khloe/Chloe — from Greek chloe, 'green shoot, young verdure; blooming'▶Yulianna#4540 in the U.S.Slavic/Latina form of Juliana — from Latin Julianus, 'of the Julii (Julius) family; youthful'▶Lyna#4956 in the U.S.Spelling of Lina — from Arabic, 'tender, soft; a young palm tree'; also a short form of names e▶Korina#5210 in the U.S.K-spelling of Corinna/Korinna — from Greek kore, 'maiden, young girl'▶Idy#5337 in the U.S.Pet form of Ida/Idony — from Germanic id, 'work, labour; industrious', or Old Norse Idunn, 'eve▶Callen#5456 in the U.S.From the Scottish/Gaelic Cailean ('a whelp/young hound'), or linked to 'rock; powerful in battl▶Camilia#5457 in the U.S.A blend of Camilla ('a young attendant at a ritual', Latin) and Camellia (the flower); routes l▶Fawn#5656 in the U.S.From the word fawn — 'a young deer', and the soft pale-brown colour (from Old French faon, 'a y▶Naavya#5718 in the U.S.-aa- spelling of Navya — from Sanskrit navya, 'new, young, fresh; worthy of praise'▶Yulia#5765 in the U.S.The Slavic (Russian/Ukrainian) form of Julia — from Latin Julia, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of t▶Owen#5902 in the U.S.From the Welsh Owain — variously 'young warrior; well-born; born of the yew'; predominantly a b▶Camiya#5967 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Camila/Cami ('a young ceremonial attendant', Latin) with a -ya ending; no▶Chloee#5970 in the U.S.-ee spelling of Chloe — from Greek chloe, 'a young green shoot; verdant, blooming' (a title of ▶Viridiana#6123 in the U.S.From Latin viridis, 'green; fresh, youthful, flourishing, verdant'▶Jill#6246 in the U.S.A pet form of Gillian/Jillian — from the Latin Juliana, 'youthful' (and 'a child of Jove/Jupite▶Khloie#6263 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe — from Greek chloe, 'a green shoot; blooming, verdant; young greenery' (an ▶Yuli#6360 in the U.S.A pet form of Yuliana/Julia — from the Latin Julia, 'youthful' (and 'a child of Jove')▶Julian#6481 in the U.S.From the Latin Julianus, a derivative of Julius — 'youthful' (and 'a child of Jove/Jupiter'); m▶July#6482 in the U.S.From the month July — named for Julius Caesar, from the Roman Julius, 'youthful'; used for both▶Sonnie#6585 in the U.S.A spelling of Sonny — from the English term of endearment 'sonny' ('a young boy; little son'), ▶Kamylah#6764 in the U.S.A spelling of Camila/Kamila — from the Roman Camillus, 'a young attendant at a religious ceremo▶Kaniya#6765 in the U.S.Variously the Sanskrit kanya, 'a maiden; a girl; a young woman', and a modern Ka- + -niya coina▶Korinne#6784 in the U.S.A spelling of Corinne — from Greek kore, 'a maiden; a young woman' (via Corinna)▶Yulisa#6890 in the U.S.A modern Latina blend joining a Yuli- element (from Julia/Yulia, 'youthful') with Lisa (a short▶Camilly#6965 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Brazilian spelling of Camille/Camila — from the Roman Camillus, 'a young attendant▶Cammie#6982 in the U.S.Cammie is an English pet form of Camille and Camilla. Those names go back to Latin camillus/cam▶Jariya#7042 in the U.S.From Arabic jariya, variously 'a running/flowing stream' and 'a young girl/maiden'; routes laye▶Julien#7070 in the U.S.Julien is the French masculine form of Julian, from the Roman family name Julius — the clan of ▶Mariajulia#7099 in the U.S.A Spanish compound of Maria (a form of Mary, 'beloved; star of the sea') and Julia ('youthful; ▶Navee#7134 in the U.S.A spelling echoing Navya/Navi — from Sanskrit, 'new; young; fresh; praiseworthy'; also echoing ▶Niang#7136 in the U.S.From the Chin/Zomi languages of Myanmar, 'a lady; a young woman; a girl' — a common element in ▶Baby#7272 in the U.S.From the English word baby, 'an infant; a young child' — most often a placeholder recorded befo▶Julisa#7376 in the U.S.A Latin-American blend of Julia — from Latin, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of Jupiter' — and Lisa ▶Khamila#7399 in the U.S.A spelling of Kamila/Camila — variously from Arabic kamil, 'perfect; complete', and Latin Camil▶Nhi#7469 in the U.S.From Vietnamese, 'little; small; a young child' (also linked to a flower); a tender, affectiona▶Nihal#7471 in the U.S.From Arabic/Turkish nihal, 'a young plant; a sapling; a tender shoot' (a girls' name); also San▶Afra#7572 in the U.S.Variously from Arabic, 'whitish; the colour of dust/earth', Hebrew, 'a young deer; a fawn' (lin▶Cailin#7637 in the U.S.From Irish/Gaelic cailin, 'a girl; a young woman; a lass'; also read as a spelling of Kaylin; r▶Camile#7640 in the U.S.A spelling of Camille — from Latin Camilla, 'a young ceremonial attendant (at a temple); a nobl▶Corrina#7651 in the U.S.A spelling of Corinna — from Greek kore, 'a maiden; a young woman' (with a diminutive ending)▶Navaya#7830 in the U.S.A spelling of Navya — from Sanskrit, 'new; young; fresh; worthy of praise'; also a modern coina▶Starlett#7883 in the U.S.A spelling of Starlet — from the English word starlet, 'a little star; a young rising star/actr▶Julianny#8135 in the U.S.An elaboration of Juliana — from the Latin Julianus, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julii (of▶Julieanna#8136 in the U.S.An English compound of Julie ('youthful; of Jupiter', from Latin Julia) and Anna ('grace; favor▶Leonela#8193 in the U.S.A Spanish feminine of Leonel/Lionel — from the Latin leo, 'a lion', hence 'a young lion; lion-l▶Talyah#8346 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Talia/Talya — from the Hebrew tal-yah, 'dew from God; gentle dew'; also link▶Xiana#8380 in the U.S.A Galician form of Juliana/Xulia — from the Latin, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julii'; rou▶Camilah#8517 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Camila/Camilla — from the Latin, 'a young attendant at a religious ceremony;▶Chloey#8530 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe — from the Greek chloe, 'a green shoot; a young blooming plant' (an epithet▶Corah#8536 in the U.S.A spelling of Cora — from the Greek kore, 'a maiden; a young girl' (an epithet of Persephone); ▶Juliann#8652 in the U.S.A compound of Julia ('youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julii', Latin) and Ann ('grace; favour', ▶Kamilia#8665 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Camilla/Kamila — variously from the Latin, 'a young attendant at a religious▶Koryn#8689 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Corinne/Coryn — from the Greek kore, 'a maiden; a young girl'; routes layere▶
Boy Names
Julian#25 in the U.S.Youthful; belonging to Julius; descended from Jove (Jupiter)▶Owen#31 in the U.S.Young warrior; well-born; the Welsh form of Eugene▶Colter#157 in the U.S.Colt herder; one who tends young horses▶Adonis#241 in the U.S.Lord, master — from Phoenician/Semitic adon (lord, master), the name of the beautiful youth of ▶Bowen#266 in the U.S.Son of Owen; young warrior or well-born son▶Cyrus#268 in the U.S.Sun; far-sighted; possibly throne or young▶Colt#285 in the U.S.A young male horse; a spirited, energetic young man▶Sonny#298 in the U.S.Son; a loving affectionate address for a boy or young man▶Colin#343 in the U.S.In Scottish Gaelic, Colin is a diminutive of Cailean (young dog, youth, or pup). In English usa▶Leonel#350 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Lionel, from the Latin 'leo' (lion) with a diminutive suffix, me▶Collin#493 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Colin; from Scottish Gaelic 'Cailean' meaning young warrior or pup; also us▶Camilo#585 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Camillus, from the Latin camillus referring to a freeborn youth who▶Lionel#659 in the U.S.From Old French lionel, a diminutive of lion, from Latin leo meaning lion; used in medieval Fra▶Julien#709 in the U.S.French form of Julian, from the Latin Iulianus, a derivative of the Roman family name Julius, p▶Marcel#731 in the U.S.French form of Marcellus, from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, from the Roman god ▶Junior#752 in the U.S.The younger; from Latin iunior, the comparative form of iuvenis meaning young, used to distingu▶Marcellus#948 in the U.S.Young warrior; of Mars; Latin diminutive of Marcellus, from Marcus (of the god Mars)▶Neo#969 in the U.S.New; from Greek neos (new, fresh, young); also a Tswana (South African) name meaning 'gift'▶Jiraiya#990 in the U.S.Japanese name from the classic folk tale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Ji▶Osman#1031 in the U.S.Protector; bone-setter; Turkish/Arabic form of Uthman, from Arabic uthmana (a young lion cub) o▶Kolt#1256 in the U.S.Young horse, colt▶Kip#1456 in the U.S.From the pointed hill; young male sheep▶Atreyu#1588 in the U.S.An invented literary name for the young hero of Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story, whe▶Channing#1696 in the U.S.From an English surname of uncertain origin, variously linked to a Norman French nickname meani▶Jules#1837 in the U.S.French form of Julius, from the Roman name often taken to mean 'youthful' or 'downy/soft-haired▶Bakari#1876 in the U.S.Swahili male name meaning 'one who will succeed' or 'promising', ultimately influenced by the A▶June#2266 in the U.S.youth, Juno's month▶Yulian#2360 in the U.S.Youthful; of the Julian family; Slavic and Spanish form of Julian, from Latin Julianus (of the ▶Buck#2472 in the U.S.Male deer; a young man; from Old English bucca (male deer, billy goat) — a byname for a vigorou▶Yuvan#2496 in the U.S.young, youthful▶Juno#3009 in the U.S.Youth; vital force; heavenly ruler▶Ousmane#3074 in the U.S.West African (Wolof, Mandinka, Fula) form of Uthman, from Arabic uthman meaning young bustard b▶Juniper#3180 in the U.S.From Latin juniperus, the name of the aromatic evergreen shrub; possibly from juvenis (young) +▶Aboubacar#3383 in the U.S.Francophone West African form of Abu Bakr — the first caliph, the Prophet's closest companion —▶Adonnis#3384 in the U.S.Double-n spelling of Adonis, the beautiful youth of Greek myth, from Phoenician adon, 'lord'▶Giuliano#3402 in the U.S.Italian form of Julian — from Roman Julius, traditionally linked to 'youthful' — borne by Medic▶Kamilo#3636 in the U.S.K-styled spelling of Camilo — from Latin Camillus, a youth who served at religious ceremonies▶Kaelan#3724 in the U.S.Modern styling of Irish Caolán — caol, 'slender, narrow', read 'slender warrior/youth'▶Bosco#3791 in the U.S.From Italian bosco, 'wood, forest' — famous as St. John Bosco, patron of youth▶Hagan#3819 in the U.S.From Irish Ó hÁgáin ('descendant of young Aodh/Hugh' — fire lines) or Germanic Hagen ('enclosur▶Juliano#3833 in the U.S.Italian/Portuguese form of Julian — the Roman Julius clan, 'youthful' readings▶Boubacar#3986 in the U.S.West African form of Abu Bakr — Arabic, 'father of the young camel/foal'; the first caliph's na▶Hogan#4005 in the U.S.From Irish Ó hÓgáin — from óg, 'young' — 'descendant of the young one, youth'▶Kollin#4017 in the U.S.K-spelling of Collin/Colin — Irish cuilein, 'young pup/cub', or a form of Nicholas, 'victory of▶Othman#4031 in the U.S.From Arabic Uthman, traditionally 'a young bustard (bird)'; the third caliph's name▶Junaid#4123 in the U.S.From Arabic junayd, 'young warrior, little soldier' (diminutive of jund, 'army, soldier')▶Owyn#4278 in the U.S.Y-spelling of Owen — Welsh, 'young warrior' or 'well-born, noble' (linked to Eugene)▶Jullian#4357 in the U.S.Double-l spelling of Julian — from Latin Julianus, 'of the Julii (Julius) family; youthful, dow▶Uthman#4402 in the U.S.From Arabic Uthman — possibly 'a young bustard' or 'baby snake'; the third Rashidun Caliph▶Yuvin#4409 in the U.S.From Sanskrit yuvin/yuvan, 'young, youthful'; also a modern Korean name; routes layered▶Nihaal#4505 in the U.S.From Sanskrit/Persian nihal, 'content, happy; a new sapling/young plant'▶Haytham#4751 in the U.S.From Arabic haytham, 'a young eagle, a young hawk; a lion'▶Ladd#4790 in the U.S.From an English surname — from Middle English ladde, 'a young man, a lad; a servant/attendant'▶Walid#4859 in the U.S.From Arabic walid, 'a newborn, a new child; a young one'▶Bowyn#5073 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Bowen — from Welsh ap Owain, 'son of Owen (the young/noble one)'; routes layere▶Eoghan#5097 in the U.S.From Irish Eoghan, 'born of the yew tree' (or 'young warrior') — the Irish form of Owen/Eugene▶Euan#5099 in the U.S.Scottish form of Ewan/Eoghan — possibly 'born of the yew tree', or 'young warrior'; the Gaelic ▶Giles#5104 in the U.S.From Latin Aegidius (via Greek aigidion, 'a young goat', or aigis, 'a shield') — 'young goat; s▶Julen#5130 in the U.S.Basque form of Julian — from Latin Julianus, 'of the Julii family; youthful, downy-bearded'▶Adonys#5227 in the U.S.Y-spelling of Adonis — from Phoenician/Semitic adon, 'lord' (the beautiful youth beloved of Aph▶Calin#5257 in the U.S.From the Romanian Calin, 'the snowball tree/viburnum; a young hound', or a form of Colin ('a yo▶Icarus#5289 in the U.S.From Greek Ikaros — the youth who flew on wax wings (the origin of the name itself is uncertain▶Noar#5371 in the U.S.From Hebrew no'ar/na'ar, 'youth; a young man, a lad' (also linked to noor, 'light')▶Abhinav#5432 in the U.S.From Sanskrit abhinava, 'new, fresh, novel; young, recent'▶Camillo#5459 in the U.S.Italian form of Camillus — from Latin camillus, 'a young attendant at a religious ceremony, a n▶Ilyan#5508 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Ilya (the Russian Elijah, 'my God is Yahweh') and Julian/Iliana ('youthfu▶Nahel#5574 in the U.S.From Arabic nahil/nahel, 'one who drinks first, who quenches thirst; a young palm tree'▶Yunior#5637 in the U.S.A Y-spelling of Junior — from Latin iunior, 'the younger one; the youth'▶Ghassan#5725 in the U.S.From Arabic ghassan, 'the prime and vigor of youth; youthful freshness' (also the name of an an▶Kolin#5773 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Colin — variously from Irish cailín-linked 'a young pup/whelp' and a pet of Nic▶Bowan#5922 in the U.S.An -a- spelling of Bowen — from the Welsh ap Owain, 'son of Owen' (Owen, 'young warrior; well-b▶Haitham#5980 in the U.S.From Arabic haytham, 'a young eagle; a young hawk' (a bird of prey)▶Kijani#6024 in the U.S.From Swahili kijani, 'green; a youth, a young person' (kijani, 'green', and 'a young man')▶July#6294 in the U.S.From the month July — named for Julius Caesar, from the Roman Julius, 'youthful' (and 'a child ▶Meshach#6340 in the U.S.From the Bible — the Babylonian name given to one of the three young men saved from the fiery f▶Giulian#6567 in the U.S.An Italian-style form of Julian — from the Roman Julius, variously 'youthful; downy-bearded' an▶Giulio#6568 in the U.S.The Italian form of Julius — from the Roman Julius, variously 'youthful; downy-bearded' and 'de▶Azi#6863 in the U.S.Variously from Igbo, 'youth; the back; tomorrow', and a short form of Hebrew names with az, 'st▶Babacar#6864 in the U.S.A Senegalese (Wolof) form of Abu Bakr — from Arabic, 'father of the young camel', an honored co▶Borna#6870 in the U.S.From Persian borna, 'young; youthful; in the prime of life' (also a Croatian name linked to Sla▶Bohen#7292 in the U.S.A modern coined name, variously echoing Bowen ('son of Owen', Welsh) and Owen ('young warrior; ▶Julez#7459 in the U.S.A spelling of Jules — the French form of Julius, from Latin, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of Jupit▶Navin#7562 in the U.S.From Sanskrit navina, 'new; novel; fresh; young'▶Teoman#7665 in the U.S.From Turkish, 'a young lord; a chieftain; a young noble' — borne by a legendary early Turkic/Hu▶Camila#7825 in the U.S.From Latin Camilla, 'a young ceremonial attendant; a helper at a religious service'; overwhelmi▶Cailen#7847 in the U.S.A modern respelling that echoes the Scottish Gaelic Cailean (behind Colin), traditionally read ▶Javani#7966 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Javan (a biblical name, 'Greece') and the Persian Javan ('yout▶Joven#7987 in the U.S.From the Spanish joven, 'young; a young man; youth' (from Latin juvenis, 'young'); a word-name▶Louay#8061 in the U.S.From the Arabic Lu'ay, variously 'strength; a shield (that protects in battle)' and 'a wild you▶Luay#8063 in the U.S.A spelling of Louay/Lu'ay — from the Arabic, variously 'strength; a shield' and 'a wild young b▶Naunihal#8117 in the U.S.From the Punjabi/Persian, 'a young sapling/plant; a promising young one' (nau, 'new', + nihal, ▶Aner#8334 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, variously 'a sprout; a young plant' and 'a waterfall' (a biblical place/person▶Cailan#8399 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Cailean/Colin — from the Scottish Gaelic, 'a whelp; a young dog/pup', hence ▶Donis#8464 in the U.S.A short form/spelling of Adonis — from the Phoenician/Greek adon, 'a lord', hence 'a lord; a ha▶Edonis#8477 in the U.S.A modern name, variously an Albanian form/echo of Adonis ('lord', a beautiful youth of Greek my▶