Help with name derivative please

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Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 105 Send Message	Nightowl51	Report	13 Sep 2008 18:57
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 105 Send Message	Polly is also a more common nickname for Mary Ann.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	Alan	Report	12 Sep 2008 12:17
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	Thanks for those suggestions, never thought of Pollyanna.
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	12 Sep 2008 11:54
	Could it be short for Polly which is a nickname for Mary or a shortened form of Pollyanna. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 3,355 Send Message	Glen In Tinsel Knickers	Report	12 Sep 2008 11:52
	Seeing as the relationship recorded is sister i would guess that it's a female name, probably Polly,
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	Alan	Report	12 Sep 2008 11:49
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	1891 census Toxteth Park, Liverpool shows a name Poll Fell. The name Poll is first name but not one I've heard before. Is it M/F, either way what is it short for?