Meaning 
The name Polly has the following meaning: Star of the sea. Derives from the Latin words "Stella Maris". Also means "bitter" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ. This name remained popular for many centuries due to the spread of Christianity.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Polly is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Polly in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Polly and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Polly: Boys - Adriel, Dathan, Dori, Dov, Dovev, Haskell, Mordecai, Mordechai, Nadav, Nirel, Noam, Solomon, Girls - Alia, Eve, Galilea, Johnna, Mahala, Mahalah, Mozell, Orah, Salome, Sherron, Both genders - Anna, Betty, David
Variants 
The name Polly is a variant of Mary. Other popular variants of the name Mary are: Mair, Mame, Mamie, Marabelle, Marella, Marelle, Maren, Maretta, Marette, Maridel, Marietta, Marila, Marilla, Marilyn, Marin, Marlo, Maryanna, Maryla, Marynia, Maurene, Maurine, Mayme, Maymie, Merrill, Mimi (French), Minti, Mirja, Moll, Molli, Mollie (Irish), Molly (Irish), Poll, Polli, Polly
Style 
We think the name Polly should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Polly to be: Kind and likable womanIn one word, you might describe Polly as a(n) " likeable" person. See other "likeable" names for girls.
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