APOLLONIA female Ancient Greek, Italian Feminine form of APOLLONIOS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria. | ||||||||||||||||||||
APOLLO male Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek Απολλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to Indo-European *apelo "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 απολλυμι (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. |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Apollonia |
CZECH: Apolena |
DANISH: Abelone |
FRENCH: Apolline |
ITALIAN: Apollonia |
POLISH: Apolonia |
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Apolônia |
PORTUGUESE: Apolónia |
SLOVAK: Apolena |
SLOVENE: Apolonija |
SPANISH: Apolonia |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
DANISH: Lone |
POLISH: Pola |
SLOVENE: Polona |
MASCULINE FORMS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Apollonios |
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Apollon |