November 7, 2009

Всё-таки "Аполлинария" - не прикол :)

POLINA

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Полина (Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: pah-LEE-nah (Russian) [key]

Short form of APOLLINARIYA

Update. Решил пройти по цепочке :)

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APOLLINARIYA

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Аполлинария (Russian)

Russian feminine form of APOLLINARIS

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APOLLINARIS

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Απολλιναρις (Ancient Greek)

Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god APOLLO.
This was the name of several early saints and martyrs, including a bishop of Ravenna and a bishop of Hierapolis.

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APOLLO

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: ə-PAW-lo (English) [key]

From Greek Απολλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to Indo-European *apelo "strength". Another theory states that Apollo can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means "father lion" or "father light". The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb απολλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy". In Greek mythology Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light.

В итоге абсолютно запутался. Дошли до слова Apollon неизвестного значения :)

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