Names Like Polly — Find Similar Baby Names
Polly is a 5-letter Hebrew girls' name meaning “Bitter”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Poll and Pall, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -lly like Elly and Billy, and names sharing the “bitter” concept like Ana-Marie and Anamari.
For the full Polly profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Polly page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Polly
24 baby names that differ from Polly by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Pall | 2 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Pell | 2 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pol | 2 | Little | Gaelic | Male |
| Polak | 2 | Form Poland | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Poldi | 2 | Patriotic | Hungarian | Male |
| Pollux | 2 | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Poppy | 2 | Flower | English | Female |
| Poul | 2 | Little | Danish | Male |
| Pabla | 3 | Little | Spanish | Female |
| Pablo | 3 | Little. Form Of Paul. | Spanish | Male |
| Paddy | 3 | English | Male | |
| Paella | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Paili | 3 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Palba | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Female |
| Palti | 3 | God Liberates | Hebrew | Male |
| Pamuy | 3 | Water Moon (Hopi) | Native American | Female |
| Pansy | 3 | Flower | French | Female |
| Paola | 3 | Little | Italian | Female |
| Paolo | 3 | "Small, A Form Of Paul" | Italian | Male |
| Parle | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Patli | 3 | Unisexual Name Meaning "Medicine." | Nahuatl | Female |
| Patty | 3 | Lady | Hebrew | Female |
| Paul | 3 | Small | Romanian | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Polly’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
5-Letter P-Names Like Polly
24 names that share Polly's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Polly's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Polly
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Polly.
Names That Rhyme with Polly
18 baby names that share Polly's last 3 letters — -lly. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elly | Abbreviation Of Eleanor And Ellen. | English | Female |
| Billy | Nickname For William - Resolute Protector - Often Used As An Indepe... | English | Male |
| Dolly | Variant Of The Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift Of God. | English | Female |
| Holly | Holy | English | Female |
| Jilly | Abbreviation Of Jillian Or Gillian. Jove's Child. | English | Female |
| Kally | Modern Variant Of Callie. | English | Female |
| Kelly | Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Lilly | The Flower Lily Is A Symbol Of Innocence: Purity And Beauty. | English | Female |
| Molly | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Nally | Poor | Irish | Male |
| Nelly | Abbreviation Of Eleanor Shining Light. | English | Female |
| Rally | From The Roe Deer Meadow | English | Male |
| Sally | Princess | Hebrew | Female |
| Sully | From The South Meadow | English | Male |
| Tally | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Tilly | Mighty In War | French | Female |
| Tully | Peaceful. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Wally | Variant Of Walter Rules: Conquers. | German | Male |
Names That Start Like Polly
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Polly — Pol-. Good for parents who like Polly's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pol | Little | Gaelic | Male |
| Poll | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Polak | Form Poland | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Poldi | Patriotic | Hungarian | Male |
| Pollux | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Poloma | Choctaw Name Meaning " Bow." | Native American | Female |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Pollock | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Polycarp | Much Fruit | Greek | Male |
| Polyxena | Myth Name (Daughter Of Priam) | Greek | Female |
| Polydamas | Myth Name (A Trojan Warrior) | Greek | Male |
| Polydorus | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Polyeidus | Myth Name (A Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Polynices | Myth Name (Uncle Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Polydeuces | Myth Name (Pollux) | Greek | Male |
| Polyhymnia | Myth Name (Muse Of Sacred Song) | Greek | Female |
| Polymestor | Myth Name (Priam's Son-In-Law) | Greek | Male |
| Polyphemus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |