Polina is the Russian form of Paulina — from the Latin paulus, meaning "small" or "humble." Some scholars also link it to the Greek Apollonia, derived from the sun god Apollo — making it potentially "belonging to Apollo, the sun."
Polina is one of the most popular girl's names in Russia, Ukraine, and across Eastern Europe. It is rising in Western records as families bring it forward.
Polina reduces to nine — the number of gentle humility.