The baby name Adonijah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: /ˌædəˈnaɪə/ (ad-uh-NY-uh); Hebrew: /ɑdoˈni.jɑ/ (ah-doh-NEE-yah).
Adonijah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Adonijah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: /ˌædəˈnaɪə/ (ad-uh-NY-uh); Hebrew: /ɑdoˈni.jɑ/ (ah-doh-NEE-yah).
Adonijah is Hebrew in Origin.
Adonijah is a theophoric Hebrew given name from ʾĂdoniyyāh(u): ʾădōn “lord” + -î “my” + Yāh(u) “Yahweh,” yielding the sense “Yahweh is my lord” or “my lord is Yah.”
Biblically, it is borne by a son of King David who attempted to seize the throne before Solomon, and by at least one postexilic figure. The name entered English through biblical translations; Latin and Greek transmitted it as Adonias. It saw occasional use among English Puritans and later in colonial America, but has remained rare in modern English. In Hebrew records, the longer form Adoniyyahu also appears alongside Adoniyah. Attested variants and transliterations include Adoniya, Adoniyah, Adoniyahu, and Adoniah, with Romance forms Adonías (Spanish) and Adonias (Portuguese/Brazilian). Today it appears sporadically in Jewish and Christian communities seeking distinctive Old Testament names.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Boys | 2016 | #329 | 5 | 2,391 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2009 | #929 | 5 | 9,986 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Adonijah is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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