Polly

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Polly is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of Mary or as an independent name in English-speaking countries.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Polly canonical 12

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
hypocorism
category English feminine given names
Feminine given names
commonIn Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
derivedFrom Mary
etymologicalPattern rhyming hypocorism of Mary
rhyming variant of Molly
gender feminine
hasFamousBearer Polly Jean Harvey
linked to: PJ Harvey

Polly Toynbee
hasFictionalBearer Polly Gray
Polly Plummer
Pollyanna Whittier
hasVariant Molly
Pollie
Pollyanna
languageOfUse English
nameType diminutive
independent given name
shortFor Mary
usage English-speaking countries
usedAs first name
nickname
writingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polly Ann Young givenName Polly
Polly Maberly givenName Polly
Mamie hasRelatedName Polly
Polly Rowles givenName Polly
Polly Holliday givenName Polly
Polly Sherman givenName Polly
subject linked to: Polly in Fawlty Towers
Polly Gookin hasGivenName Polly
Polly Draper givenName Polly
Polly Maberly givenName Polly
subject linked to: Maberly
Polly Stenham givenName Polly