Polly
POL-ee
Girl · Hebrew
Meaning: Bitter; beloved
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Pollyanna
Girl · Hebrew · Long name
- Meaning
- Grace; gracious
- Pronunciation
- pol-ee-AN-ah
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Popularity
- Rare in United Kingdom (2025)
Combination of Polly (diminutive of Mary, Hebrew 'bitter') and Anna (Hebrew 'grace'); popularised by a 1913 novel.
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
VintageSoft and gentleClassic
Languages in use: Hebrew, English
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, United States
Alternate spellings
PollyanaEnglish
Single-n variant.
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Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-15.
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