"Polly" meaning in All languages combined

See Polly on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Polly.wav
Rhymes: -ɒli Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Polly
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, nickname for Mary created by rhyming with Molly. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Translations (female given name): Pare (Maori), Poli [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Polly-en-name-0Rin5jis Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 89 11
  2. A common name for a pet parrot. Categories (lifeform): Parrots
    Sense id: en-Polly-en-name-ajLiuU-t Disambiguation of Parrots: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Polidora, Pollyanna, poly-
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