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Polly
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polly
English
Etymology
Nickname for en Mary, created by rhyming with en Molly.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɒli/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Polly.wav Southern England
en ɒli 2
en poly ; Pali<aa:father-bother>
Proper noun
Pollies
en female Hebrew.
en 1860 Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell The Lighthouse Saunders, Otley and co. 161 "Well, Johnny," she replied, rather hurt, "if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I don't like it much, but if you really wish it, you may call me Polly."Polly, indeed! Mary was getting more and more prosaic.
en animal<text:parrot> A common.
en Polly wants a cracker!
Derived terms
en Pollyanna positive Polly
Translations
female given name
Māori: mi Pare
Welsh: cy Poli f
See also
en Polidora
en poly-
Appendix:Names for animals
en diminutives of female given names
en Parrots