The baby name Adonija is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-doh-NEE-yah (ə-ˌdoʊ-ˈniː-jə).
The baby name Adonija is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-doh-NEE-yah (ə-ˌdoʊ-ˈniː-jə).
Adonija is Hebrew, Serbian in Origin.
Adonija is the South Slavic and some transliteration forms of the Biblical Hebrew name Adonijah, from ʼAdoniyyāh/ʼAdoniyyāhu (אֲדֹנִיָּה/אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ). It combines ʼadon, “lord,” with the divine element -yāh/-yāhu, “Yahweh,” yielding the meaning “Yahweh is my lord” or “my lord is Yahweh.” In the Hebrew Bible, Adonijah is a son of King David who unsuccessfully attempts to claim the throne, which gives the name a vivid, if cautionary, royal association. Despite the -a ending in some languages, the name is traditionally masculine.
Usage has been steady but rare across Jewish and Christian communities. The English biblical form Adonijah appears in early English translations and saw limited Puritan-era adoption. Modern use is uncommon but recognizable in churchgoing circles and in regions influenced by Slavic Bible translations. Notable variants include Adonijah (English), Adoniyahu/Adoniyah (Hebrew transliterations), Adonija (South Slavic), Adonías/Adonias (Spanish/Portuguese), and Адония (Adoniya, Russian).
Adonija is vanishingly rare. We count just 5 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
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