Apollonia

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Italian
Scripts Ἀπολλωνία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /a.pol.lɔː.ní.aː/(Classical Greek)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Apollonios. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.

Related Names

Masculine FormsApollonios, Apollonius(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesApolena(Czech) Abelone, Lone(Danish) Pleun(Dutch) Apolline(French) Apolonija(Latvian) Apolonija(Lithuanian) Apolonia, Pola(Polish) Apolônia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Apolónia(Portuguese (European)) Apolena(Slovak) Apolonija, Polona(Slovene) Apolonia(Spanish)
User SubmissionsApol·lònia, Apollónia, Apollònia

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Austria: February 9
Denmark: February 9
Hungary: July 7 (as Apollónia)
Italy: February 9

Categories

animals, asteroids, Catholic saints, ends in -nia, felines, feminine forms, Granblue Fantasy characters, light, lions, martyrs, Orthodox saints, saints, stage names, strength, The Godfather characters, The Golden Girls characters, theophoric names, uncertain etymology

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀπολλωνία.
Entry updated October 6, 2024