ðə nˈeɪm ɐpˈɑːloʊ—ʌnlˈaɪk ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ˈoʊldɚ nˈeɪm pˈiːən—ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli nˌɑːt fˈaʊnd ɪnðə lˈɪnɪɹ bˈiː mˈaɪsənˌiən ɡɹˈiːk tˈɛksts, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɐɾɪstˈeɪʃən ɪnðə lˈækənˌoʊz fˈɔːɹm pˈiːˌɑːɹdʒˌeɪˈoʊ lˈɪnɪɹ bˈiː: ɔnðə kˌeɪˈɛn ˈiː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː tˈæblət, ðˌoʊ ɪt hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðə nˈeɪm mˌaɪt ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈiːd "haɪpˈɪɹiən" jˈuːpˈiːˌɑːɹdʒˌeɪˈoʊ nˈiː.
The name Apollo—unlike the related older name Paean—is generally not found in the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) texts, although there is a possible attestation in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[ (Linear B: ]-[) on the KN E 842 tablet, though it has also been suggested that the name might actually read "Hyperion" ([u]-pe-rjo-[ne]).