The Name Polina
Polina is a female name of Greek origin meaning “devoted to Apollo”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Polina is a female name of Greek origin. Meaning: “devoted to Apollo”. It is considered a form of the name Apollinariya (from the name of the god Apollo); it also coincides with the French Pauline (from the Latin paulus, “small”).
In the church calendar the name is written as Apollinariya: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Polina |
| Church form | Apollinariya |
| Short forms | Polya |
| Affectionate forms | Polinochka, Polenka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| January 18 | Venerable Apollinaria |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Name descriptions paint Polina as a gentle, clever and active nature. She is attentive to people and good at learning. She can be touchy. Her strength is goodwill and hard work.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Polina («Полина») in the Russian 1–9 table: П 8 + О 7 + Л 4 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 27 → 9. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 9 — service and breadth. Nine is the number of completion: compassion, a broad view, readiness to help. Such a name wants to be useful to many; the weak spot is giving oneself away.
Vowels give the soul number 9 (service and breadth), consonants the personality number 9 (service and breadth). The numbers match: what the person wants inside is what they show outside — a sign of an integral nature.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): П=80 + О=70 + Л=30 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 239, reduced to 5. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
П — wealth of ideas. Plenty of plans, attention to appearance and to what others think, a striving for order.
Other letters: О — depth of feeling; Л — sense of beauty; И — refinement and kindness; Н — strong character and protest; А — beginning and action.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 9 is linked with the planet Mars.
| Planet | Mars |
| Stones | ruby, garnet, bloodstone |
| Colours | red, crimson, pink |
| Favourable days | Tuesday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 9 goes most easily with 3 and 6, and has more friction with 4 and 8.
Goes well with: Anatoliy, Artem, Vadim, Georgiy, Gordey, Igor, Nikolay, Oleg, Stepan, Tihon.
More friction with: Arseniy, Vyacheslav, Gennadiy, Kirill, Pavel, Yuriy.
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Outcome
The name Polina carries the meaning “devoted to Apollo”. Name number 9 — service and breadth; first letter P — wealth of ideas. The soul and personality numbers coincide — the name of an integral nature whose words match its wishes. Name days: January 18.