Pollyanna

English compound name, Polly + Anna
"beloved + grace"

Pollyanna Origin and Meaning

The name Pollyanna is a girl's name meaning "beloved + grace".

Has become a byword in English for an overly optimistic person, thanks to the eponymous children's book heroine. Polly is an antiquated short form of Mary.

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Famous People Named Pollyanna

  • Pollyanna Woodward
    English TV presenter
  • Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough
    Jamaican,American pro basketball player
  • Pollyanna McIntosh
    Scottish actor, writer, and director

The name Pollyanna in Pop Culture

  • Pollyanna Whittier
    main character in "Pollyanna," children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter; now synonym for an optimist
  • Pollyanna aka Nomi Malone
    main character in movie "Showgirls"
  • Pollyanna
    Australian alt,rock band

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