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Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (a diminutive of Mary). Polly may also be a short form of names such
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American murder case
Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) was an American murder victim whose case garnered national media attention. On October 1, 1993
Murder_of_Polly_Klaas
2004 film by John Hamburg
Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg and starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, with supporting
Along_Came_Polly
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Polly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polly is a female given name. Polly may also refer to: Polly (film), a 1989 television musical adaptation
Polly_(disambiguation)
American actress (1937–2025)
Polly Dean Holliday (July 2, 1937 – September 9, 2025) was an American actress of stage and screen. Holliday was best known for her portrayal of sassy
Polly_Holliday
American actress and entrepreneur (1930–2014)
Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur
Polly_Bergen
English actress (born 1966)
Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993)
Polly_Walker
American actress
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress and filmmaker. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America
Polly_Draper
English writer
Polly Samson (born 29 April 1962[citation needed]) is an English novelist, lyricist and journalist. She is married to the musician David Gilmour and has
Polly_Samson
1991 song by Nirvana
"Polly" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on their second album, Nevermind
Polly_(Nirvana_song)
American film producer (1939–2011)
Mary Marr "Polly" Platt (January 29, 1939 – July 27, 2011) was an American film producer, production designer, and screenwriter. She was the first woman
Polly_Platt
List of Characters
son of Polly Gray and the cousin of the Shelby siblings. He was taken from Polly at a young age and raised by his adoptive mother. When Polly expresses
List of Peaky Blinders characters
List_of_Peaky_Blinders_characters
English actress
Pauline "Polly" Adams is an English actress. She is best known for her work on the stage both in England and in the United States, and for her portrayal
Polly_Adams
American author and activist (1880–1968)
married John Macy in 1905, and her health started failing around 1914. Polly Thomson (February 20, 1885 – March 21, 1960) was hired to keep house. She
Helen_Keller
21st-century British writer
Polly Morland is a British writer and documentary maker. She worked in television for 15 years as a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC
Polly_Morland
Mid 20th century American clothing brand
Polly Flinders was a brand name of children's clothing, popular in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and known for their hand-smocking. Polly Flinders was the
Polly_Flinders
1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter
Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but stern and cold spinster Aunt Polly Harrington, who does not want to take in Pollyanna but feels it is her duty
Pollyanna
American producer, entrepreneur, performer (b. 1967)
Polly Parsons (born 1967) is an American producer, entrepreneur, and performer. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter Gram Parsons and Nancy Ross.
Polly_Parsons_(producer)
English poet and non-fiction writer (born 1980)
Polly Rowena Atkin FRSL (born 1980) is an English poet and non-fiction writer based in Grasmere, Cumbria. Atkin was born in 1980 in Nottingham and grew
Polly_Atkin
Mattel Inc.-owned British toy line
Polly Pocket is a toy line of inch-tall dolls and accessories sold by Mattel. Origin Products (Chris Wiggs and Chris Taylor) had the basic concept in
Polly_Pocket
British period crime drama series
by Cillian Murphy, starring as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Elizabeth "Polly" Gray, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and
Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series)
1989 American TV series or program
Polly is a 1989 American made-for-television musical film adapted from the book Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter featuring an all African-American cast
Polly_(film)
British actress
Changes, with a Who's Who. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 978-0-7100-0920-3. "Polly minds her language". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved
Polly_James
British hosiery brand
Pretty Polly is a British brand of women's tights based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The company began in 1919 when Harry Hibbert and Oswald
Pretty_Polly_(hosiery)
English journalist (born 1946)
Mary Louisa "Polly" Toynbee (/ˈtɔɪnbi/; born 27 December 1946) is a British journalist and writer. She has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper
Polly_Toynbee
Canadian actress (b 1973)
Polly Shannon (born September 1, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Margaret Trudeau in the 2002 miniseries Trudeau,
Polly_Shannon
Fictional character from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers
Polly Sherman is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Played by Connie Booth, she is Fawlty Towers' long-suffering waitress and hotel
Polly_Sherman
Fictional characters in the TV series Doctor Who
Benjamin "Ben" Jackson and Polly, sometimes called Polly Wright in spin-off material, are fictional characters played by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills
Ben_and_Polly
Chinese American pioneer (1853–1933)
Polly Bemis (September 11, 1853 – November 6, 1933) was a Chinese American pioneer who lived in Idaho in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her story
Polly_Bemis
1995 erotic drama film by Paul Verhoeven
explaining about Nomi's 'sordid' past: Zack discovered that "Nomi" was born Polly Ann Costello in San Francisco, from which she ran-away at age 15 to work
Showgirls
First known serial killer in Wyoming
Polly Bartlett, also known as The Murderess of Slaughterhouse Gulch, is purported to have been a 19th-century murderer from the Wyoming Territory. She
Polly_Bartlett
Polly Shortts is a hill on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Polly Shortts is reportedly named after Portland Bentinck Shortts
Polly_Shortts
American murderer
an attempted lewd act upon a child under the age of 14) of 12-year-old Polly Klaas. As of January 2026, Davis remains on California's death row in the
Richard_Allen_Davis
Traditional song
"Pretty Polly", "The Gosport Tragedy" or "The Cruel Ship's Carpenter" (Roud 15, Laws P36) is a traditional English-language folk song found in the British
Pretty_Polly_(ballad)
New Zealand radio broadcaster
Pauline "Polly" Gillespie is a New Zealand former radio presenter. She co-hosted The Polly and Grant Show on Saturday mornings from 6-10am and the All-Day
Polly_Gillespie
American song
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Polly Wolly Doodle "Polly Wolly Doodle" is an American minstrel song that became a popular
Polly_Wolly_Doodle
Thomas Jefferson's younger child
Mary Jefferson Eppes (August 1, 1778 – April 17, 1804), known as Polly in childhood and Maria as an adult, was the younger of Thomas Jefferson's two daughters
Mary_Jefferson_Eppes
American children's song
"Miss Polly Had a Dolly" also known as "Miss Polly Had a Little Dolly", "Miss Polly" or "Miss Molly Had a Dolly" is an English-language nursery rhyme
Miss_Polly_Had_a_Dolly
British documentary film maker (1970–2010)
The Honourable Polly Renton (4 March 1970 – 28 May 2010), born Penelope Sally Rosita Renton, was a British documentary film maker and proponent of ethical
Polly_Renton
1953 film by Henry Hathaway
George can remove Polly from the boat, the boatman sees him on board, so George has no choice but to depart with Polly on board. Polly tells him to give
Niagara_(1953_film)
American abolitionist
Polly Jackson, also referred to as Aunt Polly Jackson, was an American abolitionist and Underground Railroad guide. A former enslaved woman, she would
Polly_Jackson
Fictional character
Polly Plummer is a major fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. She appears in two of the seven books: The Magician's
Polly_Plummer
English actress
Polly Maberly (born 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Kitty Bennet in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. She is the older
Polly_Maberly
British translator and writer
Polly Barton is a British writer and translator of Japanese to English. She is the author of two non-fiction books, Fifty Sounds and Porn: An Oral History
Polly_Barton_(author)
2006 American film
PollyWorld is a 2006 American animated comedy film from Universal Studios, based on the Polly Pocket toy franchise. It is the third Polly Pocket movie
PollyWorld
2025 American film
volatile older child, Emma. When the women meet again, Polly asks for employment as the family's nanny. Polly quickly becomes indispensable, charming both Emma
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025 film)
The_Hand_That_Rocks_the_Cradle_(2025_film)
English musician (born 1969)
Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer and songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with
PJ_Harvey
Oneida woman
Polly Cooper was an Oneida woman from the New York colony who took part in an expedition to aid the starving Continental Army during the American Revolutionary
Polly_Cooper
American crime thriller film
the violent white supremacist gang Aryan Steel. An 11-year-old girl named Polly waits for her mother outside her school. Her estranged father Nate, newly
She_Rides_Shotgun
2025 film by Bryan Bertino
a house she rents from her sister Lainie whose daughter, Aly, Polly dotes over. As Polly prepares for an important interview, she is visited by an elderly
Vicious_(film)
List of storms with the same or similar names
Pacific: Typhoon Polly (1952) Typhoon Polly (1956) – made landfall in Philippines as a category 2 typhoon. Typhoon Polly (1960) Typhoon Polly (1963) (T6302
List_of_storms_named_Polly
Soprano, composer and harpsichordist
Polly Young (also known as Mary Young, Maria Young, Polly Barthélemon and Maria Barthélemon) (7 July 1749 – 20 September 1799) was an English soprano
Polly_Young
American madam and author (1900–1962)
Pearl "Polly" Adler (April 16, 1900 – June 9, 1962) was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted
Polly_Adler
English singer (born 1947)
Polly Brown (née Browne; born 18 April 1947) is an English singer from Birmingham. A member of Pickettywitch and Sweet Dreams - and with each group lead
Polly_Brown
Song
"Polly Vaughn" is an Irish folk-song (Roud 166, Laws O36). Known in many variations of its title, it has been printed in broadsides, adapted to plays
Polly_Vaughn
Former British textile company
Polly Peck International (PPI) was a small British textile company which expanded rapidly in the 1980s and became a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
Polly_Peck
British politician (born 1967)
Polly Billington (born November 1967) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament for East Thanet since 2024. Prior to her election
Polly_Billington
American actress (1883–1952)
Theresa Moran (June 28, 1883 – January 24, 1952), known professionally as Polly Moran, was an American actress and comedian. Beginning her career in vaudeville
Polly_Moran
Speech synthesis software by Amazon
Amazon Polly is a cloud service by Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, that converts text into spoken audio. It allows developers to create
Amazon_Polly
British singer-songwriter
Polly Paulusma /ˈpɔːlzmə/ (born 10 November 1976) is an English singer-songwriter. Paulusma's first album, Scissors in my Pocket, was largely recorded
Polly_Paulusma
American psychologist and author (born 1947)
Polly Young-Eisendrath (born 1947) is an American psychologist and author. She is the founder of Dialogue Therapy and Real Dialogue and creator of the
Polly_Young-Eisendrath
American cheese brand
Polly-O is an American brand of cheese products, currently owned by BelGioioso Cheese Inc. The original Polly-O manufacturing company had been established
Polly-O
Species of orchid
(Orchidaceae). It is native to Florida and Cuba. Other common names include palm polly and white frog orchid. The specific epithet "lindenii" is derived from its
Dendrophylax_lindenii
1729 Ballad opera
Polly is a 1729 ballad opera with text by John Gay and music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is a sequel to Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Due to censorship
Polly_(opera)
1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells. The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells's early
The_History_of_Mr_Polly
Australian soccer player (born 2001)
Polly Gabrielle Doran (born 5 November 2001) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defender for Elitettan club Linköping FC. Doran was born in
Polly_Doran
British political and civic society worker and journalist
Polly Janet Mackenzie (born 8 December 1980) is a British political and civic society worker and journalist, serving as the director of policy for the
Polly_Mackenzie
2025 jukebox musical
grandmother Polly and older sister Nina. Due to a serious congenital heart condition, he is not expected to live past 16 years of age, leading Polly to instill
Just_in_Time_(musical)
Australian rules footballer and coach (1935–2019)
Graham Vivian "Polly" Farmer MBE (10 March 1935 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian
Polly_Farmer
American visual artist (born 1955)
Polly E. Apfelbaum (born July 4, 1955) is an American contemporary visual artist, who is primarily known for her colorful drawings, sculptures, and fabric
Polly_Apfelbaum
2018 TV series
Polly Pocket is a 2D-animated adventure fantasy children's television series based on Mattel's doll of the same name. It features Polly having a magical
Polly_Pocket_(TV_series)
American child protection charity
The Polly Klaas Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization devoted to preventing crimes against children, assisting in the recovery of missing
Polly_Klaas_Foundation
British social anthropologist
Polly Hill (14 June 1914 – 21 August 2005) was a British social anthropologist of West Africa, and an emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Hill came
Polly_Hill_(economist)
British actress
Polly Kemp (born 1963 or 1964) is a British television and theatre actor. Kemp grew up in Keswick, Cumbria. Her mother was born in Lissarda, County Cork
Polly_Kemp
American actress (1908–1997)
Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress. Young was born in Denver, Colorado. Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane
Polly_Ann_Young
1966 French film
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (French: Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?) is a 1966 French film directed by William Klein. It is a satirical arthouse mockumentary
Who_Are_You,_Polly_Maggoo?
Taiwanese actress
Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-feng (上官灵凤) (born October 10, 1949) is a Taiwanese actress and martial artist who has been active in Hong Kong cinema. Top Fighter
Polly_Shang-Kuan_Ling-feng
Seed of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
A sunflower seed is a seed from a sunflower (Helianthus annuus). There are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds: linoleic (most common), high oleic
Sunflower_seed
Polly Dix Schaafsma is an American archaeologist, best known for her publications on Native American rock art. Schaafsma is a research associate in the
Polly_Schaafsma
French-born American immunologist
Polly Celine Eveline Matzinger (born July 21, 1947) is a French-born immunologist who proposed the danger model theory of how the immune system works
Polly_Matzinger
Martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008. Polly 2018, p. 114. Polly 2018, pp. 92–94. Polly 2018, p. 97. Polly 2018, p. 98. Polly 2018, p. 100. "Bruce Lee Biography"
Bruce_Lee
American attorney and author (born 1952)
Polly Jean Nelson (born 1952) is an American attorney and author. She is best known as a member of serial killer Ted Bundy's last defense team from 1986
Polly_Nelson
American comedy team (1905–1949)
quarters. The eldest child in the household was their cousin Pauline, or "Polly", whom they often referred to as an adopted sister. The Marxs' firstborn
Marx_Brothers
2026 film
Midwinter Break is a 2026 drama film directed by Polly Findlay. The film is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Bernard MacLaverty and follows
Midwinter_Break
Museum ship in Melbourne, Australia
Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), and forming the central feature of
Polly_Woodside
2017 thriller novel by Asako Yuzuki
was nominated for the Naoki Prize that year. An English translation by Polly Barton was published in 2024 (Fourth Estate in the UK and Ecco in the US)
Butter_(novel)
Stanford University Professor of BioEngineering
Polly Fordyce is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Bioengineering and fellow of the ChEM-H Institute at Stanford University. Her laboratory's research
Polly_Fordyce
Chocolate bar
Polly Waffle is a 50 gram Australian chocolate bar. It is a waffle wafer tube filled with marshmallow and coated in compound chocolate. The confection
Polly_Waffle
American actress
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Rowles (January 10, 1914 – October 7, 2001) was an American actress. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rowles was the daughter
Polly_Rowles
Canadian actress, film director, and screenwriter (born 1979)
Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and actress. She first garnered attention as a child actress
Sarah_Polley
British family film
were in the works, and that production would commence in 2027. Tim and Polly Thompson live in the city with their three technology-addicted children
The_Magic_Faraway_Tree_(film)
New Zealand cricketer (born 1996)
Polly Margot Inglis (born 31 May 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for New Zealand women's cricket team and Otago in domestic cricket
Polly_Inglis
Plaintiff in St. Louis freedom suits
Polly Berry (c.1803–1805 – after 1865) was an African American woman notable for winning two freedom suits in St. Louis, one for herself, which she won
Polly_Berry
British television presenter (1928–1987)
Polly Elwes, born Mary Freya Elwes (29 February 1928 – 15 July 1987) was an English television and radio broadcaster and stage actress. She was the first
Polly_Elwes
English playwright
Polly Stenham MBE FRSL (born 16 July 1986) is an English playwright known for her play That Face, which she wrote when she was 19 years old. Stenham was
Polly_Stenham
Radio show
Polly & Grant (previously known as The ZM Morning Crew and The Polly and Grant Show) was a radio breakfast show on New Zealand radio network More FM, and
Polly_&_Grant
American rock band
Skating Polly is an American rock band formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, in 2009. The band was founded by multi-instrumentalist step-siblings
Skating_Polly
2008 American film
manifesting as large protruding splinters. A young couple, Seth Belzer and Polly Watt, drive for a romantic camping trip in the forests of Oklahoma, but
Splinter_(2008_film)
Traditional song
"Polly Put the Kettle On" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7899. Common modern versions include: Polly put the kettle
Polly_Put_the_Kettle_On
Irish writer and broadcaster
Polly Devlin OBE (born 1944) is a Northern Irish writer and broadcaster. She was born in Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, then a remote area without
Polly_Devlin
POLLY
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so called in Warwickshire. No forms of the name are recorded before the 13th century, when Povele, Poueleye, Powelee, Pouelee, and Poleye are all found. The second element is Old English lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; the first is pofel, a word found occasionally in place names (but not attested independently), the meaning of which has not been established.English : habitational name from Pooley Bridge in Cumbria, so named from Old English pÅl ‘pool’ + Old Norse haugr ‘hill’, ‘mound’.English : topographic name from Middle English pole ‘pool’ + ey ‘low-lying land’ or hey ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from minor places originally named with these elements, such as Polly Shaw in Kent or the former Polleheye (13th-century), later Pooley (now named Hunt’s Hall) in Pebmarsh, Essex.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
Girl/Female
English
Compound of the names Polly and Anna. Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine...
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Jamaican, Portuguese
Compound of the Names Polly and Anna; Bitter; Gracious; One who Plays for Real Madrid
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Polly, POLLIE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Female
English
Pet form of English Peg, PEGGY means "pearl." It is a variant spelling of Meggie, the pet form of Meg. The reason for the change from "M" to "P," which also occurs in Molly and Polly, is not known.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex)
English (Essex) : variant spelling of Polly.French : variant of Pollet.Altered spelling of French Polly.Variant spelling of Poley.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Latin
Bitterness; Rebelliousness; Form of Molly; From Mary; The Perfect One; Female Version of Paul; Little; Small
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Molly
Boy/Male
British, English
Shorn Head
POLLY
POLLY
Boy/Male
Welsh
Battle sharp.
Girl/Female
Norse
Warlike.
Girl/Female
Indian
Successful, Prosperous
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Brilliant of the Age
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin
White Rose
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ophir, OFIR means "gold" or "reducing to ashes."
Boy/Male
Greek
Farmer.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Goddess
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical
Twin
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n.
A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.
n.
The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait.
n.
A polliwig.