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Apollyon

uh-PAHL-yun

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Greek origin meaning 'destroyer,' from mythological and biblical tradition. A name of dark power and demonic associations used in Milton's Paradise Lost—audacious and literary with Gothic edge.”

✦ Apollyon is a rare name, not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

BiblicalGreek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ApolLlyon

Style

GrandBoldLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Apollyon (Paradise Lost)
  • Apollyon (Revelation)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

Similar Names

Apollo

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Axel

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Atlas

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Sibling Name Ideas

Damien

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Malachy

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Delilah

Hebrew Top 50

Pandora

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Greek/Biblical origin makes it globally recognizable

People Also Ask

Greek origin meaning 'destroyer,' from mythological and biblical tradition. A name of dark power and demonic associations used in Milton's Paradise Lost—audacious and literary with Gothic edge.

Apollyon is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Apollyon include Apol, Llyon.

Names that pair beautifully with Apollyon include Damien, Malachy, Delilah, Pandora.