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Apollonia
Say it: ap-uh-LOH-nee-uh
Meaning
Greek, feminine of Apollonios, 'belonging to Apollo'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Catholic Europe through the Middle Ages and early modern period; now rare.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 599 babies given this name since 1895
- At its height in 1985, about 1 in 25,700 girls
- 19 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Apolline |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Apolonia |
| Italian | Apollonia |
| Portuguese | Apolónia |
| Polish | Apolonia |
| German | Apollonia |
Famous bearers
- Apollonia of Alexandria, martyr of 249 and patron saint of dentists
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.