Names

From an ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek god Apollo. It was borne by a Greek poet of the 3rd century BC. Several saints have also had this name.

Means “son of Apollo” in Greek, derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

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

Greek form of Apollo.

Means “gift of Apollo” from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning “gift”.

From Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to Indo-European *apelo meaning “strength”. Another theory states that Apollo can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means “father lion” or “father light”. The Greeks later associated Apollo’s name with the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) meaning “to destroy”. In Greek mythology Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light.

French form of Apollonia.

Russian feminine form of Apollinaris.

Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god Apollo. This was the name of several early saints and martyrs, including a bishop of Ravenna and a bishop of Hierapolis.

French form of Apollinaris. It was adopted as a surname by the Polish-French poet Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), who based it on his Polish middle name Apolinary.