At a Glance
- Origin
- English (nickname, ultimately from Hebrew via Mary/Miriam)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- POL-ee
Polly is an English (nickname, ultimately from Hebrew via Mary/Miriam) girl's name. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Polly
Origin: English (nickname, ultimately from Hebrew via Mary/Miriam).
A common claim: Often glossed on baby-name sites as Hebrew for 'bitter' or 'beloved' Actually: That gloss actually belongs to the disputed etymology of Miriam/Mary; Polly is just a playful rhyming nickname (Molly → Polly) with no direct meaning of its own.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Polly
POL-eeIPA /ˈpɒl.i/
Popularity of Polly
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