Apollonius

Latin

Etymology

From Apollō +‎ -ius. The feminine counterpart of this name is Apollōnia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.polˈloː.ni.us/, [äpɔlˈlʲoːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.polˈlo.ni.us/, [äpolˈlɔːnius]

Proper noun

Apollōnius m sg (genitive Apollōniī or Apollōnī); second declension

1. A Roman male given name

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Apollōnius
genitive	Apollōniī Apollōnī1
dative	Apollōniō
accusative	Apollōnium
ablative	Apollōniō
vocative	Apollōnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → Italian: Apollonio