Apolinary as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Apolinary

What is the meaning of the name Apolinary ?

The baby name Apolinary is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌæpəˈlɪnəri/ (ap-uh-LIN-uh-ree); Polish: /apɔˈlinarɨ/ (ah-po-LEE-nah-ree).

Apolinary is Greek in Origin.

Apolinary is the Polish form of the Latin cognomen Apollinaris, ultimately from Greek Apollōn (Apollo). It means “belonging to Apollo” or “pertaining to Apollo,” a sense that later carried cultured, luminous associations in Christian Europe even as the pagan reference faded.

In Poland the name appears in ecclesiastical records from the 18th to early 20th centuries and is now rare. Its use was sustained by the cult of early bishops and martyrs named Apollinaris - especially the patron of Ravenna - and by cultural figures such as composer Apolinary Szeluto and the poet Guillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Apolinary Kostrowicki). International variants include Latin Apollinaris; French Apollinaire; Spanish Apolinario; Portuguese Apolinário; Italian Apollinare; Russian/Ukrainian Apolinariy/Apolinarij; and Greek Apollinarios. Related feminine forms are Apolinaria and Polish Apolonia. The name suits parents seeking a distinctive, tradition-rooted choice with classical resonance.

⚙ Apolinary is seldom given. We count 12 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.