"Polly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɒli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Polly.wav [Southern-England]
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 Categories (lifeform): Parrots Translations (female given name): Pare (Maori), Poli [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Polly-en-name-0Rin5jis Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 85 15 Disambiguation of Parrots: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 94 6
  2. A common name for a pet parrot. Categories (lifeform): Parrots
    Sense id: en-Polly-en-name-ajLiuU-t Disambiguation of Parrots: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Polidora, Pollyanna, poly-

Download JSON data for Polly meaning in English (4.3kB)

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