Western numerology
Number 8 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Polly at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 154 family views
Number meaning for Polly
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Polly mean?
Polly is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, English context. Its meaning is recorded as: great sorrow; Rhyming variant of Molly, which is a diminutive of Mary: wished-for-child
This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.
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Pollyanna
Girl
English
Compound of the names Polly and Anna Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine of her novel 'Pollyanna' (1913)
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Billy
Boy
English
Diminutive of William: Will-helmet Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850); Nickname for William 'resolute protector' often used as an independent name
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Sally
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Diminutive of Sarah: princess Sally is now considered a name in its own right; saviour
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Ally
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Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide; Diminutive of Alison: A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man
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Shelly
Unisex
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A Way To Do Work; From the ledge meadow; Manner; Method; Style; Variant of Shelley: From the ledge meadow; Variant of Shelley: Meadow on a ledge
130 family views
Milly
Girl
Indian
Bee; Diminutive of Camilla: Servant for the temple; Diminutive of Mildred: Mild of strength Also a diminutive of the Latin Emily, from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius; Eager; Free-born; Gentle Strength; Helper to the Priest; Industrious; industrious Diminutive of Millicent or Amelia: From the Old German word for labour, and the Latin Aemilia; Laborious; noble Feminine form of Camillus Famous bearer: Roman mythological Volscian warrior queen Camilla Fanny Burney's 18th century novel 'Camilla'; Rival; Strength, determination; Variant of Melissa
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Molly
Girl
English
From the Gaelic Maili which is a pet form of Mary, meaning bitter Famous bearer: actress Molly Ringwald
113 family views
Nelly
Girl
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Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn
138 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Polly
Billy
Boy
English
Diminutive of William: Will-helmet Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850); Nickname for William 'resolute protector' often used as an independent name
105 family views
Ally
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide; Diminutive of Alison: A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man
146 family views
Shelly
Unisex
Indian
A Way To Do Work; From the ledge meadow; Manner; Method; Style; Variant of Shelley: From the ledge meadow; Variant of Shelley: Meadow on a ledge
130 family views
Willy
Boy
English
Diminutive of William or any names begining with 'Will-'; Diminutive of William: Will-helmet Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850); 'Resolute protector; will'
126 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Polly
Pollyanna
Girl
English
Compound of the names Polly and Anna Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine of her novel 'Pollyanna' (1913)
156 family views
Sally
Girl
English
Diminutive of Sarah: princess Sally is now considered a name in its own right; saviour
152 family views
Shelly
Unisex
Indian
A Way To Do Work; From the ledge meadow; Manner; Method; Style; Variant of Shelley: From the ledge meadow; Variant of Shelley: Meadow on a ledge
130 family views
Milly
Girl
Indian
Bee; Diminutive of Camilla: Servant for the temple; Diminutive of Mildred: Mild of strength Also a diminutive of the Latin Emily, from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius; Eager; Free-born; Gentle Strength; Helper to the Priest; Industrious; industrious Diminutive of Millicent or Amelia: From the Old German word for labour, and the Latin Aemilia; Laborious; noble Feminine form of Camillus Famous bearer: Roman mythological Volscian warrior queen Camilla Fanny Burney's 18th century novel 'Camilla'; Rival; Strength, determination; Variant of Melissa
153 family views
Molly
Girl
English
From the Gaelic Maili which is a pet form of Mary, meaning bitter Famous bearer: actress Molly Ringwald
113 family views
Nelly
Girl
English
Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn
138 family views
Poll
Girl
English
Variant of Polly: Rhyming variant of Molly, which is a diminutive of Mary: wished-for-child
153 family views
Ally
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide; Diminutive of Alison: A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man
146 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Pollyanna
Girl
English
Compound of the names Polly and Anna Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine of her novel 'Pollyanna' (1913)
156 family views
Sally
Girl
English
Diminutive of Sarah: princess Sally is now considered a name in its own right; saviour
152 family views
Milly
Girl
Indian
Bee; Diminutive of Camilla: Servant for the temple; Diminutive of Mildred: Mild of strength Also a diminutive of the Latin Emily, from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius; Eager; Free-born; Gentle Strength; Helper to the Priest; Industrious; industrious Diminutive of Millicent or Amelia: From the Old German word for labour, and the Latin Aemilia; Laborious; noble Feminine form of Camillus Famous bearer: Roman mythological Volscian warrior queen Camilla Fanny Burney's 18th century novel 'Camilla'; Rival; Strength, determination; Variant of Melissa
153 family views
Molly
Girl
English
From the Gaelic Maili which is a pet form of Mary, meaning bitter Famous bearer: actress Molly Ringwald
113 family views
Nelly
Girl
English
Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn
138 family views
Poll
Girl
English
Variant of Polly: Rhyming variant of Molly, which is a diminutive of Mary: wished-for-child
153 family views
Holly
Girl
English
From the plant name Holy; plant with red berries, holly grove; Shrub
194 family views
Jilly
Girl
English
Abbreviation of Jillian or Gillian Jove's child; In English the importance of the name Jilly is: Abbreviation
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Kally
Girl
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Black; Fairest; Fortress; Kally name means Lovely; Lovely; Modern Variant of Callie; Modern variant of Callie meaning: lark; Most Beautiful; Singing Lark
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