Apollinarius as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Apollinarius

What is the meaning of the name Apollinarius ?

The baby name Apollinarius is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Latin: /a.pɔl.liˈnaː.ri.us/ (ah-pol-lee-NAH-ree-oos); English approximation: /əˌpɒlɪˈnɛəriəs/ (uh-PAWL-ih-NAIR-ee-uhs).

Apollinarius is Latin in Origin.

Apollinarius derives from Greek Apollinários (Ἀπολλινάριος), Latinized as Apollinaris/Apollinarius, built on the theonym Apollo with the adjectival -arios/-arius suffix, meaning “of Apollo,” “belonging to Apollo,” or “dedicated to Apollo.” It spread through the Roman and Byzantine worlds and entered Christian onomastics; several early bishops and martyrs bore the name, as did the 4th‑century theologian Apollinaris of Laodicea, securing its learned, ecclesiastical cast.

Forms include Apollinaris (Latin/English), Apollinaire (French), Apollinare (Italian), Apolinar and Apolinario (Spanish; the latter common in the Philippines), Apolinário (Portuguese), Apolinary (Polish), Apollinariy/Apollinarii (Russian; Аполлинарий), Apollinarios (Greek; Απολλινάριος), Apolinarie (Romanian), and Apolinář (Czech). Feminine counterparts are Apollinaria (Greek/Russian) and Apolline (French). Usage today is uncommon but enjoys periodic revivals for its classical resonance and literary ties via the poet Guillaume Apollinaire and nationalist hero Apolinario Mabini. The core meaning remains a theophoric “devoted to Apollo.”

⚙ Apollinarius turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.