Pollyanna

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Pollyanna is derived from the combination of two names, Polly and Anna. Polly means "Wished-For" or "Bitterness", while Anna means "Grace". Therefore, Pollyanna can be interpreted as "Graceful Wished-For Child".
Popularity
The popularity of the name Pollyanna has been somewhat inconsistent over the years. It reached its peak in the 1930s in the United States but gradually declined in the later years. However, it is still used in some English-speaking countries, particularly in the United Kingdom.

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Pollyanna Name meanings & History

The name Pollyanna is derived from the combination of two names, Polly and Anna. Polly means "Wished-For" or "Bitterness", while Anna means "Grace". Therefore, Pollyanna can be interpreted as "Graceful Wished-For Child". Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913). Pollyanna is primarily used as a female given name.

Zodiac Sign of Pollyanna: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Pollyanna:

P: Particular,Partnership,Pensive,Passive,Political

O: Obstinate,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Organized

L: Legal,Lovely,Liaison,Lazy,Lover,Languid,Luscious

Y: Yin/Yang,Youth-giving,Yen/money

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Angry,Action,Aggressive,Ambitious

N: Nitpicking,Nice,Neat,Nutrition,Nagging,Nervous,Neurosis

Pollyanna is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Comedic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

2.) Pollyanna (Female)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: Optimistic

Other Forms: Poliana, Polianna, Polliana, Pollianna, Pollyana,Polyana,Polyanna


3.) Pollyanna (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (American, English) combo of Polly and Anna; happy-go-lucky

Other Forms: Polianna, Polliana, Pollie-anna, Polly


4.) Pollyanna (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) a combination of Polly + Anna. Literature: an overly optimistic heroine created by Eleanor Porter.

Other Forms: Polian, Poliana, Polianah, Poliane, Poliann, Polianna, Poliannah, Polianne, Polliann, Pollianna, Polliannah, Pollianne, Pollyana, Pollyanah, Pollyane, Pollyann, Pollyannah, Pollyanne, Polyan, Polyana, Polyanah, Polyane, Polyann, Polyanna, Polyannah, Polyanne


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