Meaning and background
The story behind Apolo
Apolo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Apollo, with one l in the middle. The mythological connection is well documented, but the older Greek name does not have a securely settled literal meaning. That distinction matters if you are choosing the name for its classical association: a confident translation such as strength would overstate one proposed explanation. On a tag, Apolo also preserves the spelling of the Spanish or Portuguese form instead of automatically converting it to the more familiar English Apollo.
- Origin
- Spanish and Portuguese form of Apollo. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Apolo appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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