Apolo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Apolo

What is the meaning of the name Apolo ?

The baby name Apolo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /əˈpoʊloʊ/ (uh-POH-loh); Spanish: /aˈpolo/ (ah-POH-loh).

Apolo is Greek in Origin.

Apolo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Apollo, from Greek Apollōn. The name’s etymology is debated - proposals link it to Greek apella “assembly,” apollymi “to destroy,” or to Anatolian roots - so no single meaning is definitive. Culturally, it evokes the Greek and Roman god of light, music, poetry, prophecy, and healing, lending modern associations of brilliance, artistry, and vitality.

As a personal name, Apolo appears in late antiquity through the New Testament figure Apollos and various saints and martyrs bearing related forms, then enjoyed humanist revival in Renaissance Europe. In the Iberian world it has remained uncommon but recognizable, with steady contemporary use in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Spanish-speaking Latin America; in the U.S., visibility rose thanks to speed skater Apolo Ohno. Variants and cognates include Apollo, Apollon, Apollos, Apollonius, Apollinaire, Apolonio/Apolónio, and feminine Apolonia/Apolónia/Apollonia; nickname Polo.