Polly
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"'''Polly'''" is a nickname, and often a name in its own right, for girls, which was derived from the name [[Molly]]. In 18th and 19th Century New England it was a common nickname for Mary.
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===Persons===
*[[Polly Bergen]], a singer and actress
*[[Polly Klaas]], a murder victim
===Music===
*[[Polly (song)|''Polly'' (song)]], a song by Nirvana
*[[Polly (Kinks song)|''Polly'' (Kinks song)]], a song by the [[Kinks]]
*"[[Polly Wolly Doodle]]", a popular children's song
*"[[Sweet Polly Oliver]]", an English folksong
*''[[Polly (musical)]]'', a 1929 Broadway musical
===Fiction===
*[[Polly (novel)|''Polly'' (novel)]], a novel by Freya North
*''[[Polly: A Novel]]'', a novel by Amy Bryant
*[[Minor Discworld characters#Polly Perks|Polly Perks]], the main character in Terry Pratchett's novel Monstrous Regiment
*Polly Spark, a fictional character in Knowledge Adventure's ''[[JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain]]''
*[[Along Came Polly]], film with character Polly Prince
*[[Polly (Doctor Who)]], a fictional character in Doctor Who
*[[Polly (TV)|''Polly'' (TV)]], a television musical adaptation of the book ''Pollyanna'', starring Keshia Knight Pulliam and Phylicia Rashad
*[[Aunt Polly]], a character in [[Tom Sawyer]]
*[[Polly Plummer]], a main character in the novel, ''[[The Magician's Nephew]]'', by [[C. S. Lewis]]
===Other===
*A stereotypical [[parrot]] is often called Polly
*[[Polly (robot)]], an early vision-based mobile robot
*"[[Polly put the kettle on]]", nursery rhyme with Polly as the subject
*[[Polly Pocket]], popular children's toy, mostly played with by young girls
*[[Polly (peanut)]], a Norwegian peanut snack brand
*[[Polly and Molly]] were two genetically engineered sheep
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