Comments for the name Polina

My name is Polina. I used to hate it, but now I like it.

I thought it was a variant of Paulina guess I was wrong, lol.

"Polina" is widespread in Bulgaria too. [noted -ed]

This name is very popular in Russia now. My daughter's name is Polina. Her friends call her Polia or Polinka. She was born in 1990 and in 1990 I knew none with the name. But now the name is very popular.

Polina Semionova is a Russian ballerina who studied at Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow.

I have a friend and her name is Polina and she is not small ( that's what the meanings on internet say)! I think it means Posh!

I find this name to be fetchingly alluring... Unfortunately, it is a hard name by it's lonesome. Meaning: A broader, more professional first name should the the base of this diminutive. I see many possibilities-- including the suggested "Apollinariya" (located on this name's homepage). Very elegant, yet lacks the unintelligent, delicate 'overly feminine' sense of select titles, thankfully.
Just be aware that Russian and Bulgarian names are unthinkably ethnic... I would only recommend names from those cultures if you possess a strong heritage originating there, and hold a surname to pair.