Polly

Polly

"Polly" is a nickname, and often a name in its own right, for girls, which was derived from the name Molly. In 18th and 19th Century New England it was a common nickname for Mary.

Persons

*Polly Bergen, a singer and actress
*Polly Klaas, a murder victim

Music

*"Polly" (song), a song by Nirvana
*"Polly" (Kinks song), a song by the Kinks
*"Polly Wolly Doodle", a popular children's song
*"Sweet Polly Oliver", an English folksong
*"Polly (musical)", a 1929 Broadway musical

Fiction

*"Polly" (novel), a novel by Freya North
*"", a novel by Amy Bryant
*Polly Perks, the main character in Terry Pratchett's novel Monstrous Regiment
*Polly Spark, a fictional character in Knowledge Adventure's ""
*Along Came Polly, film with character Polly Prince
*Polly (Doctor Who), a fictional character in Doctor Who
*"Polly" (TV), a television musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna", starring Keshia Knight Pulliam and Phylicia Rashad
*Aunt Polly, a character in Tom Sawyer
*Polly Plummer, a main character in the novel, "The Magician's Nephew", by C. S. Lewis

Other

*A stereotypical parrot is often called Polly
*Polly (robot), an early vision-based mobile robot
*"Polly put the kettle on", nursery rhyme with Polly as the subject
*Polly Pocket, popular children's toy, mostly played with by young girls
*Polly (peanut), a Norwegian peanut snack brand
*Polly and Molly were two genetically engineered sheep


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  • Polly — ist im angelsächsischen Sprachraum ein weiblicher Kurzname, der sich aus Molly entwickelte. Im Neuengland des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts war Polly auch als Kurzform von Mary verbreitet. In seinem Verbreitungsgebiet ist Polly auch der stereotype… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Polly (TV) — Polly is a 1989 television musical adapted from the book Pollyanna. It stars Keshia Knight Pulliam and Phylicia Rashad. The film had a sequel in 1991 titled Polly: Comin Home .Both films are available on DVD exclusively from the Disney Movie Club …   Wikipedia

  • Polly-O — is an American Italian cheese manufacturing company under Kraft Foods. Polly O cheese is sold in most popular US grocery chain stores and is well known for its Kid s string cheese.External links* [http://www.kraftfoods.com/pollyo Polly O website] …   Wikipedia

  • Polly — Chanson par Nirvana extrait de l’album Nevermind Sortie 24 Septembre 1991 Enregistrement Avril 1990 Durée 2:57 Genre Grunge Paroli …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Polly — Pol ly, n. A woman s name; also, a popular name for a parrot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polly — f English: variant of MOLLY (SEE Molly), now established as a given name in its own right. The reason for the interchange of M and P is not clear; cf. PEGGY (SEE Peggy). Short form: Poll …   First names dictionary

  • Polly — fem. proper name, a rhyming collateral form of Molly, pet form of MARY (Cf. Mary) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Polly — [päl′ē] n. a feminine name: see MARY1 …   English World dictionary

  • Polly — Para otros usos de este término, véase Polly (actriz). «Polly» Canción de Nirvana Álbum Nevermind Publicación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Polly — noun a) A female given name, nickname for Mary created by rhyming with Molly. Well, Johnny, she replied, rather hurt, if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I dont like it much …   Wiktionary

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