Hello Margaret I have a rellie who was Mary but known as Polly. "The girl's name Polly is pronounced PAH-lee. It is of English and Irish origin. Variant of Molly; nickname of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea." http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Polly Regards Joanne NSW Aust ----- Original Message ----- From: "margaret davies" <maglez@bigpond.com> To: <ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: [ENG-MERSEY] Re:posting my surnames > Does anyone know what name the pet name of Polly is short for? > Posting my interests. O'Brien ,Fergusson ,Richardson , Fletcher ,