The Name Polly

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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	26 Sep 2009 00:11
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	I understand the christian name Polly is a short form/nick name. But what name is it derived from?
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	26 Sep 2009 00:18
	Well Molly was a derivative of Mary and Polly was a derivative of Molly so guess sometimes a Mary could be called Polly
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Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,990 Send Message	Kate	Report	26 Sep 2009 00:22
	I always found it interesting that a few Marys in my tree seemed to be known as Polly even when they had middle names, so originally I though it was a short form of Mary Ann, but then I realised another Polly in my tree was really Mary Elizabeth!
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	26 Sep 2009 00:33
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Shirley & Kate, Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I think in my Polly is a Mary, because Polly has a sister Lizzy - so I assume you can't have two sisters named Elizabeth. Also Polly named her dayghter Mary. Also know a Molly whose christian name is Elizabeth hence my confusion. Thanks again