Mary was the real name, "Polly" was the nickname...the nickname for Margaret was "Peggy" and the nickname for Sarah was "Sally".....hope this helps! Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: Hawley Woolschlager <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 11:02 AM Subject: re:nicknane, Polly >Hi list, >Does anyone know if Polly was commonly used as a nickname for any other >specific name? >Laura > >______________________________