Polly

Helenahhandbasket

This is just a WDYT sort of a post.

According to BTN-- Polly is a variant of Molly.  Molly is a diminutive of Mary.

Do we think Polly could be a viable NN for a Mary?  How do you feel about Polly in general? 

Yes, I have thought of the "Polly-wanna-cracker" reference.  It doesn't bother me.

aprilbaby2014

Lol, Polly want a cracker came to mind first, then Polly Pocket ...

PB&J714

Hmm...Getting Polly from Mary seems a little far-fetched to me. But I've heard other NNs that seemingly have nothing to do with the formal FN.

FWIW: My name is Paula, and I remember in school some kids would say "Polly wanna cracker?" to me, and I really wanted to punch them in the face. Just not a big fan of Polly.

Ceridwen21

I like Polly, but I don't see it as a NN for Mary.

Helenahhandbasket

PB&J714 said:

Hmm...Getting Polly from Mary seems a little far-fetched to me. But I've heard other NNs that seemingly have nothing to do with the formal FN.

FWIW: My name is Paula, and I remember in school some kids would say "Polly wanna cracker?" to me, and I really wanted to punch them in the face. Just not a big fan of Polly.

Well yes-- many NN's are not really shortened forms of the actual name-- but are derived either from similar etmological roots-- like how Daisy is a NN for Margaret  (Marguerite means "daisy" in French) or they are diminutives.

 

 

 

 

Helenahhandbasket

*etymological

gutsymama

I know a Mary who goes by Polly. I'd never use it, but I think I could like it on somebody else's kid.

PinkLillyLover

I love Polly!  It's refreshing and darling at the same time.

MaryBB77

I'm Mary but I've never been called Polly. Molly or Moll - yes but not Polly. I always thought it was a nn for Pauline.

MaryBB77

HisGirlFriday929 said:

I named my Prius, Polly Pearl

OMG that's too funny. I named my first car Polly too!!!

Helenahhandbasket

 

Oh no!

If I have a DD and name her Polly, is eveyone going to be like..."Polly?  that's a car name?"

;;)

ellebee2

Pocket is all I can think of. 

macska3

I like it!!

blu-eyedwife

I really want to like Polly, I love Molly, but for some reason I just don't.

And I understand how one gets Polly from Mary, but I think that would be a helluvah explanation to have to say every time someone asked if Polly was a nickname or a full name.

Helenahhandbasket

blu-eyedwife said:

I really want to like Polly, I love Molly, but for some reason I just don't.

And I understand how one gets Polly from Mary, but I think that would be a helluvah explanation to have to say every time someone asked if Polly was a nickname or a full name.

LOL-- If we ever did use this name, we'd probably introduce her as Polly.  I would not go into my sphiel if we just casually met someone. 

Way to be weird, right?

strawberrytree

I read Vanity Fair earlier this year and I am pretty sure I remember there being a Mary nn Polly in there. Back in the day when the names to choose from were much more limited there was a wide range of nicknames. I think it's totally doable, although I'm sure lots of people would wonder about the connection if they found out her real name was Mary. 

Belle3184

Don't care for it. I love Molly though.

homediva

If I was going for Polly I would choose the long form of Paulina. There's a little girl who my son adores named Polly at his daycare. They hugged when we said bye bye today. He is two. It was so cute! And she is adorable so I love the name.

queenbone

Meh. I like Mary so much more than Polly.

Mary is so seldom used nowadays it doesn't seem necessary to have such oddly derived NNs to distinguish among the Marys anymore. I don't think there is 1 Mary in my son's whole Catholic school, so if it isn't being used heavily in that community, I don't think the general public has to worry about multiple Marys in a class.