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 [ syll. a-pol-lo-nia, ap-ollon-ia ] The girl name Apollonia is pronounced ahPahL-OWNYah KEY. Apollonia's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English and German. Derived from apelo which means 'strength' ; apollymi which means 'to destroy'. The name is of obscure and possibly pre-Greek origin. Saint Apollonia was a 3rd century deaconess martyred under the Emperor Decius at Alexandria. Apollonia is the feminine form of the Italian Apollo. Forms of the name include the Scandinavian Abelone, the Czech and Slavic Apolena, the French Apolline, the Polish Apolonia, and the Slavic Apolonija. Another variant of Apollonia is the German short form Lona. Apollonia is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Apollonia include the Polish Apolonia, the Czech and Slavic Apolena, the English and Spanish Avelina, the English and French Aveline, the Scandinavian Abelone, the English Abilene, the French Apolline, and the Irish Eibhlín. KEY: approx pronunciation for Apollonia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
