Unique name...

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

Appolonia.

Wdyt?

I stumbled upon this name while working at my job as a graphic designer/student assistant at my university's museum of dentistry (yes, there is such a thing as a museum of dentistry). It's the name of the saint of dentistry--haha. Personally, I like it, but would never use it for a child since I'd always be reminded of teeth and dentistry. Plus, my boyfriend says it sounds like a country.

Comments

[barelyshocking.livejournal.com]

Appolonia is the name of Michael Corleone's first wife in The Godfather - very Italian, I imagine. Not sure if the spelling is the same though.

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

Thats exactly what I thought of, I love The Godfather series.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

that's who i thought of! "MAWN-day, TOOS-day, THARS-day..."

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Um...wasn't she Prince's love interst in Purple Rain? I haven't seen it since the 80s...

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, yes, that's right. I forgot all about that. I think that was the actress's real name, too.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

my first thought too

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

It's a common name in the Netherlands.
I used to babysit a girl names Apolonia, her nickname was Ploon (pn Plonhj).

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

sorry, it's pronounced Plohn

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can see it sounding like a country, too.

I first heard the name when I was very young, I can't remember where. But I do remember that I thought it was "Abolognia,"...like...ah-bologna-uh. So that's what the name always makes me think of. And I really, really hate bologna.

Plus, it makes me think of Apollonia James, the female lead from "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank," as seen on "Mystery Science Theater 3000."



She's the one on the half-shell...As you can imagine, the name sounds comical to me now.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I like it, but I am a sucker for Greek-god sounding names.

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

Your boyfriend is right, it sounds like a country to me too!

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a girl named Applonia. To be honest, I thought the name was made up since she was kind of lower class and not very smart.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

1) I don't like it.

2) I agree with your boyfriend.

3) Dentistry has it's own saint? Huh...you learn something new every day.