Apolinaria
Fewer than ten women in Poland carry it, and no girl has been given it this century: most Poles will never meet one. It comes from Greek, built on the name of Apollo, god of light and music, and means "dedicated to Apollo".
Apolinaria Pronunciation
Apolinaria is pronounced ah-po-lee-NAHR-yah (/apɔliˈnarja/).
What Apolinaria means
Where Apolinaria comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Apolinaria comes from Greek, built on the name of Apollo, the god of light and music. Its short meaning is plain: "dedicated to Apollo." The Latin ending survived as the name moved into Polish.
The masculine form is Apolinary. Poland remembers Apolinary Kątski, the violinist who founded the Warsaw Music Institute in 1861. Apollo was the patron of musicians, so the name suited him well. Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna, an early bishop and martyr, gave the name its Christian footing and its place on the church calendar.
On a school register, Apolinaria reads long and old. It is rare in Poland now. The women who carry it hold a name that points straight back to a Greek god, and to its masculine twin, Apolinary.
When Apolinaria celebrates name day
Apolinaria appears 2 times in the Polish name day calendar, 1 of them as a main name, the first on 23 July.
The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Apolinaria
1 in 3220548 women in Poland is named Apolinaria. 7 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #20021 among female names.
Apolinaria as a middle name
Apolinaria is a first name for 7 women in Poland and a middle name for another 3, a 70/30 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 4582nd, between Anżelina (3) and Aracely (3).
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#4580 Anzhela3
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#4581 Anżelina3
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#4582 Apolinaria3
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#4583 Aracely3
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#4584 Arantxa3