Western numerology
Number 11 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Pollyanna at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- English
- Western numerology
- 11
- Indian numerology
- 7
- Characters
- 9
- Popular
- 156 family views
Number meaning for Pollyanna
Indian numerology
Number 7 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Pollyanna mean?
Pollyanna is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English context. Its meaning is recorded as: Compound of the names Polly and Anna Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine of her novel 'Pollyanna' (1913)
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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a form of Jordan; praised They understand others very well and provide good a; Variant of the Hebrew Jordan Down flowing The river in Palestine where Jesus was baptized has been used as a given name since the Crusades; Variant of the Hebrew Jordan 'Down flowing' The river in Palestine where Jesus was baptized has been used as a given name since the Crusades
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Poll
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Variant of Polly: Rhyming variant of Molly, which is a diminutive of Mary: wished-for-child
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Brother names
Brothers for Pollyanna
Joyanna
Unisex
English
it means rejoicing and to enjoy People are a bit unselfish; Rejoicing
123 family views
Johnna
Unisex
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Jehova has given, the gift and blessing of Jehova,given of G; Modern feminine of John and Jon
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Jordanna
Unisex
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a form of Jordan; praised They understand others very well and provide good a; Variant of the Hebrew Jordan Down flowing The river in Palestine where Jesus was baptized has been used as a given name since the Crusades; Variant of the Hebrew Jordan 'Down flowing' The river in Palestine where Jesus was baptized has been used as a given name since the Crusades
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Suzanna
Unisex
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A rose or lily-like woman; Lily; Lily In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation; Lily Variant of Hebrew Susannah White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia
213 family views
Anna
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Hannah In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Anna was sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage According to an apocryphal gospel, Anna was also the mother of the Virgin Mary; Arthur's sister; devout woman who saw infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem Daughter of Dido; Earth and Water; Food; God; grace; Grain; Name of a king; Variant of Anne Biblical; Variant of Anne, meaning favor
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Sister names
Sisters for Pollyanna
Bryanna
Girl
English
She ascends Feminine of Brian; Strong; Strong She ascends Feminine of Brian
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Fayanna
Girl
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A woman of confidence and trust and belief; Also a variant of Faith, meaning: Confidence; belief; trust; Variant of Faith Confidence
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Maryanna
Girl
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