Polly - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Polly \p(ol)-ly\ is pronounced PAH-lee. It is of English and Irish origin. Variant of Molly; nickname of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". Actress Polly Bergen.

Polly has 6 variant forms: Poll, Pollee, Polley, Polli, Pollie and Pollyanna.

For more information, see also the related name Paula.

Baby names that sound like Polly are Poli, Pola, Billy, Pauly and Pella.

Polly is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Polly. Compare Polly with related baby names.