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Pollyanna

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Pollyanna: Combination of Polly and Anna Meaning of Anna: Greek or Latin version of Hannah, Hebrew, "grace"

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Has become an adjective for being overly optimistic.

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Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children’s name becoming a popular term for someone with the same optimistic outlook AND A LOVE FOR LLAMAS . There have been many film adaptations.

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The lead character played by Elizabeth Berkley in the adult cult classic "Showgirls" is called Nomi Malone but her real name is revealed as Pollyanna.

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