Polina is a

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with roots in the

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and

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languages. It is most widely used in

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cultures such as

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

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and

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. It is sometimes a short form of the name Apollinariya, a feminine form of the ancient

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Apollinaris, a name derived from the Greek god

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. 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. Apollinaris is the name of several ancient Christian saints.

Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia (; , ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her tee ...

was an early Christian martyr venerated in the

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and the patron saint of

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s and those battling problems with their teeth. The Life of Saint Apolinaria involves a holy woman and ascetic living as a male monk. She is venerated especially in

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churches. Polina could also be seen as a variant spelling of the name

Paulina Paulina or Paullina (, ) is a common female given name Latin. Paulina was a name shared by the mother, sister, and niece of the Roman Emperor, Roman emperor Hadrian. Paulina Major, mother of Hadrian (Domitia) Paulina (or Paullina) Major (''Ma ...

, a feminine form of the name

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or Paulus, or Pauline which is a French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the ''little'', hence ''the younger''. The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola). In Russian, the corresponding name is Полина (pronounced Palina). A Finnish form of the name is Pauliina; in Greece it is Παυλίνα or Πωλίνα (Paulina, pronounced Pavleena or Paulina, Poleena). In French, other diminutives of Paula exist, namely Paulette and Pauletta. The name Polina is ranked on the 5,384th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used. It's estimated that there are at least 55,600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. Polina was the second most popular name given to baby girls born in

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in 2007.MN Weekly (Russia
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Retrieved on May 18, 2008

Notable people with this name

Polina Anikeeva Polina Olegovna Anikeeva (born 1982) is a Russian-born American materials scientist who is a Professor of Material Science & Engineering as well as Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She also holds fa ...

, Russian-born American materials scientist *

Polina Astakhova Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova (; 30 October 1936 – 5 August 2005) was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Astakhova became interested in artistic gymnastics at a ...

(1936–2005), Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast *

Polina Bayvel Polina Leopoldovna Bayvel (; born 14 April 1966) is a British engineer and academic. She is currently Professor of Optical Communications & Networks in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London. She has ...

, British engineer and academic *

Polina Chernyshova Polina Ilinichna Chernyshova (; born 11 October 1993) is a Russian theater and film actress. She is best known for her role in the film '' Furious'' (2017). Early life Polina Chernyshova was born in Moscow, Russia and is the daughter of photo ...

(born 1993), Russian theater and film actress *

Polina Edmunds Polina Edmunds Bast (born May 18, 1998) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2014 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, 2014 CS U.S. Classi ...

(born 1998), American figure skater *

Polina Gagarina Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina ( rus, Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, p=pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer, songwriter and propagandist. She Russia in the Eurovisi ...

(born 1987), Russian singer *

Polina Gelman Polina Vladimirovna Gelman (, ; 24 October 191925 November 2005) was a flight navigator in the all-female 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1946 for having totaled 857 sorties during Wo ...

(1919–2005), Soviet Air Force pilot * Polina Kalsina (born 1989), Russian cross-country skier * Polina Khonina (born 1998), Russian gymnast *

Polina Kostiukovich Polina Andreevna Kostiukovich (, born 7 March 2003) is a retired Russian pair skater. With her former skating partner, Dmitrii Ialin, she is the 2018 World Junior and the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and the 2019 World J ...

(born 2003), Russian skater * Polina Landa (1931–2022), Russian physicist * Polina Lukyanenkova (born 1998), Russian long jumper *

Polina Misailidou Polina Paraskevi Misailidou (, born July 28, 1956) is a Greek singer, who is better known in her own country simply as Polina. Polina was born and raised in Nea Smyrni, a suburb in south Athens. She started her career in 1977 singing the song "L ...

, Greek singer * Polina Nemirovskaia (born 1995), Russia human rights advocate * Polina Panassenko (born 1989), Russian-born French writer * Polina Pastirchak (born 1982), Hungarian opera singer *

Polina Popova Polina Alexeyevna Popova (; born 1 June 1995) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2017. She represented Russia at the Miss World 2017 competition, where she placed in the Top 10. Early life Popova was ...

(born 1995), Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Polina Semionova Polina Alexandrovna Semionova (; born 13 September 1984) is a Russian ballet dancer and model for Uniqlo who was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and with the Berlin State Ballet. She is a professor at the Berlin ...

(born 1984), Russian ballerina * Polina Seronosova (born 1993), Belarusian cross-country skier *

Polina Shelepen Polina Sergeyevna Shelepen (; born 28 July 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is a two-time (2009, 2011) JGP Final silver medalist and a two-time (2011, 2012) Russian national junior silver medalist. She competed for Russia through 2 ...

(born 1995), Russian figure skater *

Polina Shmatko Polina Sergeyevna Shmatko (, born March 26, 2003, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 European Junior Clubs, Ball champion and the 2018 European Junior Hoop champion. At national level she is the 2016 R ...

(born 2003), Russian rhythmic gymnast *

Polina Smolova Polina Petrovna Smolova (, ; born 3 September 1980) is a Belarusian pop singer and the Belarusian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song '' Mum'', with which she took part in the Eurovision semi-final. She performed 5th in the ...

(born 1980), Belarusian pop singer *

Polina Tsurskaya Polina Igorevna Tsurskaya (pronounced ''TSOO-rskaya''; , born 11 July 2001) is a retired competitive Russian figure skater and figure skating coach. She is the 2017 NHK Trophy bronze medallist. On the junior level, she is the 2016 Winter Youth ...

(born 2001), Russian figure skater *

Polina Zhemchuzhina Polina Semyonovna Zhemchuzhina. (born Perl Solomonovna Karpovskaya; 27 February 1897 – 1 April 1970) was a Soviet politician and the wife of the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Zhemchuzhina was the director of the Soviet national ...

(1897–1970), Soviet politician, wife of Foreign Minister Molotov

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