# Polly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɒli/ · frequency rank #17,210

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. A common given name for a parrot.

## Etymology
Nickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly.

## Easily confused with
- **pull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pull)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pool)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pony)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-polo)
- **pulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pulls)
- **pools** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pools)
- **poppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-poppy)
- **Poole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-poole)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-potty)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-posey)
- **porky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-porky)
- **poorly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-poorly)
- **prolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-prolly)
- **pulley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pulley)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pol-vs-polly)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ply-vs-polly)
- **play** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/play-vs-polly)
- **poll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poll-vs-polly)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pole-vs-polly)
- **pill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pill-vs-polly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oplly`, `ploly`, `pollyy`, `poly`, `polyl`, `ppolly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/polly