Belonging to Apollo: the meaning of the name Apollinaria

03/01/2018 Category: Female names Author: Maria Ursu

The name Apollinaria now sounds very old-fashioned: the imagination immediately pictures a noble lady clearly over fifty, and not a girl or a young girl. On the other hand, this name can become an effective trump card, distinguishing its bearer from the crowd. It’s not so easy to forget a woman whose name is so unusual.

• Name forms
  Table: name in other languages
• Combination with patronymic
• Nickname options

Name forms

The female name Apollinaria is rare and has taken root in few places - mainly Russian-speaking countries, as well as Poland and Hungary. Much more often in Europe there is a male version of the name in different variations - Apolinar, Apoliner, Apolinariu and even Pullinariu and Aponal.

Previously, when a born child was named in accordance with the church calendar, the name Apollinaria was found much more often. Now a simplified form of this female name is widespread, which is now considered full and officially used for documents - Polina. If you are planning to name your daughter Apollinaria, and she does not like the name you have chosen, she will most likely change it to the name Polina. Or you can immediately name the girl Polina and christen her as Apollinaria.

In addition to Polina, other options for abbreviations and diminutive forms of the name Apollinaria can be as follows:

• Apolya,
• fields,
• Lina,
• Apolka,
• Polyusha,
• Lina,
• Apa,
• Polechka.

Table: name in other languages

In a foreign passport, Apollinaria's full name is written as Apollinariia.

Combination with patronymic

The peculiarity of the name Apollinaria is that with any patronymic it will sound like the name of a respectable aged aristocrat. It is very important that the middle name is not long and difficult to pronounce - for example, try to pronounce “Apollinaria Illarionovna” or “Apollinaria Innokentievna”. The following combinations do not sound so cumbersome:

• Apollinaria Petrovna;
• Apollinaria Pavlovna;
• Apollinaria Yanovna (although the two letters “I” at the junction leave doubts about the euphony);
• Apollinaria Kirillovna;
• Apollinaria Andreevna;
• Apollinaria Alekseevna;
• Apollinaria Arkadyevna.

Nickname options

The name Apollinaria leaves a lot of room for imagination when creating a nickname. As a nickname, you can either leave the entire word - Apollinaria - or experiment with discarding and rearranging letters:

• Apoli;
• Linaria;
• Naria;
• Inaria;
• Linora;
• Polinara.

Polina's birthday

Every baptized person is named after a saint. After this event, he receives an angel after whom he is named.

The angel whose name the person bears prays to God to save the soul of this person, atonement for his sins from God. Therefore, every believer needs to remember and honor his patronizing angel on his name day.

So, Polina must celebrate her name day once a year and honor the saint in whose honor she is named.

Name day dates and patron saints

The bearer of the name Apollinaria celebrates her name day on January 5 (18), the day of remembrance of the saint of the same name. The Venerable Apollinaria lived in the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Despite coming from a good family and a prosperous life, she decided to devote her life to spiritual growth and renounced worldly goods. Disguised as a man, she went as a monk to the monastery of Saint Macarius of Egypt. Concealing her origin and identity, she performed many pious deeds, including casting out demons from the body of her own sister. Only after Apollinaria's death was her secret revealed.

Saint Apollinaria also patronizes girls named Polina

In the Catholic tradition, they honor Saint Apollonia of Alexandria, an early Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century. She died during the next persecution for her faith - she was tortured, her teeth were pulled out, and she was called upon to renounce Christ. But instead, Apollonia threw herself into the fire and burned alive. Her memory is celebrated on February 9. The traditional attribute of Apollonia is tongs or teeth.

Apollonia of Alexandria is considered the patroness of dentists

On the day of remembrance of Apollonia of Alexandria - February 9 - the day of the dentist is also celebrated (no matter how blasphemous it may sound). There is even a belief that toothache will go away if you say “Santa Apollonia!”

When is the day of the angel Polina according to the Orthodox calendar?

Each representative of the name Polina needs to know about the day of veneration of the angel whose name she bears.

Unlike other names, Polina celebrates the holiday on the eve of Epiphany. According to signs, on this day the snow is removed and thrown into the well.

Usually Polina celebrates her name day on January 18, if she is named after the Venerable Apollinaria. If she was named after the martyr, then her feast day falls on April 4. If in honor of the New Martyr Tupitsyna, then the holiday takes place on October 13.

Polina can spend her holiday in church, confessing, taking communion, cleansing herself of sins with her thoughts, and then celebrate the occasion with her family by organizing a small holiday.

The main thing is not to honor the angel with noisy festivities unworthy of him.

Characteristics and influence of the name

An aura of seriousness accompanies the bearer of the name Apollinaria even in childhood. This is exactly the obedient schoolgirl who does not need to be reminded about her homework - she will complete it herself, and most importantly, on time. And in her free time, the girl is more willing to help adults than play with her peers.

As she gets older, she remains just as serious, although she may ignore her sense of duty in favor of her emotions. But in most cases, Apollinaria does not have problems with self-organization and discipline. On the contrary, she would rather constantly bother those around her with lectures and lectures if something does not suit her or violates the accepted order of things.

But don’t think that Apollinaria is the most boring person in the world. Behind the mask of severity usually hides a kind and sympathetic soul, attentive to the smallest detail to its loved ones. It’s important to just find the key to her heart.

Professions, business and career

Apollinaria is suitable for work that requires excessive perseverance and concentration. This is the person who will not complain about boredom and monotony, but, on the contrary, will move towards a big goal in small steps every day. The sphere of implementation can be scientific activity (from exact disciplines to linguistics), pedagogy and even the IT industry.

Love, sexuality, marriage

Apollinaria always falls deeply in love and strives to become the only one for her partner. She makes a good and caring wife - and often even too caring. Apollinaria, with her eternal desire to control everything, does not notice how she becomes overly intrusive and turns from an equal friend for her husband into a guardian mom. It is not surprising that Apollinaria's marriage often ends in divorce.

In her relationship with her children, Apollinaria must also restrain her impulses to protect them from everything in the world, otherwise the grown-up offspring will have a very difficult time in adulthood.

Table: compatibility with other names

Table: symbols corresponding to the name Apollinaria

Interpretation of the meanings of the letters of the name Apollinaria

If we consider each letter of the name separately, we get the following picture:

• A is the letter of a leader, allowing the bearer of the name to continuously move forward and lead people;
• P - indicates self-sufficiency and a certain detachment;
• O - is responsible for emotionality and a certain stubbornness;
• L - speaks of well-developed logic and a lively mind;
• I - people with the letter I in their name are insightful and quite peaceful;
• N - an indicator of strong character, but also intransigence in relations with family;
• I am a letter of tactful and well-mannered people.

Seasons and their influence on the name Apollinaria

The time of year in which he was born also leaves a certain imprint on a person’s character:

• “Winter” Apollinaria shows her strict character as much as possible and tries not to show her emotions.
• “Spring” Apollinaria is more sociable, but still disciplined - she will make a good teacher.
• “Summer” Apollinaria has the easiest character among others and gets along well with people.
• The “autumn” Apollinaria has a well-developed practical streak: she can be trusted to work with money.

Table: influence of the zodiac sign on the name

When is the day of the angel Polina according to the Orthodox calendar?

Each representative of the name Polina needs to know about the day of veneration of the angel whose name she bears.

Unlike other names, Polina celebrates the holiday on the eve of Epiphany. According to signs, on this day the snow is removed and thrown into the well.

Usually Polina celebrates her name day on January 18, if she is named after the Venerable Apollinaria. If she was named after the martyr, then her feast day falls on April 4. If in honor of the New Martyr Tupitsyna, then the holiday takes place on October 13.

Polina can spend her holiday in church, confessing, taking communion, cleansing herself of sins with her thoughts, and then celebrate the occasion with her family by organizing a small holiday.

The main thing is not to honor the angel with noisy festivities unworthy of him.

Apollinaria in history

Since this name is very rare, its famous bearers can literally be counted on one hand:

• Apollinaria Suslova (1840-1918) - the beloved of Fyodor Dostoevsky, who became the prototype for several of his heroines;
• Apollinaria Yakubova (1869–1917) - Russian revolutionary, comrade-in-arms of V.I. Lenina, according to rumors, rejected his matchmaking;
• Apollinaria (1986) - Ukrainian pop singer;
• Apollinaria Beylik (1990) - Russian actress and model, known for KVN and popular comedy series;
• Apollinaria Muravyova (1989) - young theater and film actress;
• Apollinaria Chirkova (1999) - a young popular model from Novosibirsk;
• Apollinaria Avrutina (1979) - modern Russian linguist, Turkologist and orientalist.

Ilya Muromets

Little reliable information has been preserved about the life of St. Elijah of Murom of Pechersk, who lived in the 12th century. Its birthplace is considered to be the village of Karacharovo, which still exists today, near Murom in the Vladimir region. The father was the peasant Ivan, Timofeev's son, and the mother was Euphrosyne. Folk legend identified him with the famous hero Ilya Muromets, about whom numerous epics were written. From childhood until the age of 30, Ilya was paralyzed, and then miraculously received healing from three prophetic elders - kalik passers-by (beggar wanderers) - who predicted that “death in battle is not written for him.” Having taken his parental blessing, Ilya was for many years a member of the squad of the Kyiv prince Vladimir Monomakh - he was “the first hero in Kleve” who did not know defeat. Ilya Muromets became famous for his numerous military exploits and unprecedented strength, which he used only to fight the enemies of the Fatherland, protect the Russian people and restore justice. And then there was someone to endure insults from: the “Filthy Idol” (as the Pechenegs were called) prowled the steppes, the forests were favored by robber nightingales, the Khazars threatened...

Having received an incurable wound in the chest in one of the battles with the Polovtsians and obeying the call of his heart, Ilya took monastic vows at the Klevo-Pechersky Assumption Monastery. At that time, many warriors did this, replacing the iron sword with a spiritual sword and spending their last days in fasting and prayer for the sake of no longer the earthly, but the Heavenly Kingdom. The holy warrior managed to spend little time in monastic exploits. Ilya Muromets died around 1188, at about the 45th year of his life. His incorruptible relics rest to this day in the Anthony Caves of the Klevo-Pechersk Lavra. His left hand was pierced in battle with a spear, and the fingers of his right hand were folded to make the sign of the cross. The results of studies of the holy relics of Ilya Muroits in 1988 confirm the facts of the life of the epic hero: the age of the deceased was determined to be 40–55 years; height - 177 cm (at one time he was a head taller than a person of average height); spinal defects have been identified that suggest paralysis of the limbs suffered in youth; The cause of death was established - an extensive wound in the heart area.

Difficult life

From Limne, Apollinaria went in a chariot to the burial place of Saint Menas. On the road, she decided to carry out a long-conceived plan, which was to dress in the clothes of a monk and live a hermit’s life, devoting herself to serving God. When her servants fell asleep, she changed clothes and, leaving her royal clothes in the chariot, hid in the swamp. She lived there for several years, eating dates. Under the influence of a difficult life and fasting, her appearance changed, and she became unlike a woman. One of the tests she endured in the swamp was the bites of hordes of mosquitoes, which she did not drive away, allowing them to feed on her own blood.

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First trip

They were touched by the girl’s unshakable persistence, and they brought the nun to her, as her daughter asked. Having learned to read the sacred books, Apollinaria began to ask her parents to let her travel to holy places. She wanted to go to Jerusalem. The parents reluctantly released their pet. Apollinaria is a saint who was very rich in her youth. Therefore, the girl went on her first trip, accompanied by a large number of slaves and slaves. Her father also gave her a lot of gold and silver. Apollinaria set sail on the ship, saying a warm farewell to her parents.