Versions of the Apolloni name are mentioned in Greek, Roman, Jewish and Christian writings (one example: the Holy Bible). It is a name associated with famous and infamous people throughout time.

In the 20th century, the Apolloni name can be found in Italy, throughout Europe, the United States of America, Canada, in Central and in South America. Appolonia is only one variation of the surname Apolloni. During my research of past civil records and through recent contact with descendants, I have found several spelling variations; Apolonia, Apolonio, Apollonii, Appollonio, Appollino and Apollini.

Note:   Several languages (Italian, Greek, Spanish, French, etc.) are derived from old Latin and contain the words "di, de, da  ..........   li, le, lo" .
" di, de, da " =   from, of                 " li, le, la, lo " =   the
You will often find these words used in names.   At one time they were probably used to describe a person's parent, their personal traits or a place of origin.   Di Luca = son of Luke;
Di Appolonia = son of Appolonia, Di Abruzzi = from Abruzzi.  La Rocca = the rock.   The endings (masculine form= "o", feminine form= "a", no particular gender, plural= "i" ) have been interchanged throughout time depending on the scribe/clerk recording it.  Eventually, the words and the names may combine - the same way words become shortened (contracted) in the English language.   DiAppolonia, di Appolonia, D'Appolonia, Di Appolonia, Lo Appolonio, L'Appolonio are all forms of the same root name; Appolonia (Apolloni).  A different example is Della Rocca = of/from the rock.  Sometimes the prefix or suffix of a name is "lost" or "dropped" D'Apolonia may become Apolonia, D'Apoloni or D'Apolon .  Occasionally names are combined into single words and capitalization is no longer used within the name (Diappolonia, Dappolonia, Dellarocca, etc.).

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