Etymology

Saint Apollinaire

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French Saint-Apollinaire ← Latin Apollinaris
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  1. Latin · derived fromApollinaris“Apollinaris Ravennas”
  2. French · borrowed fromSaint-Apollinaire
  3. English todaySaint Apollinaire

From French Saint-Apollinaire Literally, “Saint Apollinaris”, from the name of the saint, Apollinaire (“Saint Apollinaire de Ravenna”) (Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna), from Latin Apollinaris (“Apollinaris Ravennas”).

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