Names like Polly

[pinkfrog55]

Want to go back to the drawing board to make sure we’re not missing anything.

I love Polly - I love that it’s simple, classic, instantly recognisable but not too overused and has a fun vibe to it.
DH has vetoed it.

Are there any names with a similar vibe that I may be missing? Not keen on Molly, Holly etc so don’t necessarily mean names that sound similar. Also dislike the names it’s derived from or a nn for - Mary, Pauline, Penelope, Phoebe etc. Feel I have trawled through all the names lists but need to be sure there’s nothing out there that has been overlooked!

thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Nancy and Sadie feel similar vibe to me

Heidi
Tess

Polly sounds kind of retro cool to my ear. I think similar-ish names would be Pearl, Peggy, Marilyn, Dotty, Audrey, Violet, Etta, Rose/Rosa.

That's my mums name and my dogs name!

Martha
Dorothy
Bella

Sally
Poppy

@NooNakedJacuzziness funny you should mention Heidi, it’s our current forerunner (DH favourite)

@OverTheCountryClub thanks for your lovely suggestions! Particularly like Dotty and Etta, although not sure I’m keen on the longer versions of these names. Rose is beautiful, we both love it, but twin brother will be Alfred and don’t think we could have a Fred and Rose unfortunately 😂🙈

Nothing helpful to add except my daughter is Polly (16) and she loves her name. My husband also vetoed at first but he came round eventually as I pointed out that it wasn't wacky and was actually a traditional name.

Bessie
Betty
Nina
Audrey
Donna
Francine
Heidi

Esme
Tara
Flora
Suzie

@bearfood it’s a fabulous name, DH is not budging though!

Nancy
Matilda
Daisy
Elsie
Annabelle
Lucy
Rosie

Nancy.
Lindy.
Heidi.
Elsie.
Tess.
Rosie.
Betsy.

Millie
Nancy
Mary
Beth
Jilly
Cathy

I love Polly too!

Other suggestions:
Eliza
Phoebe
Suzy
Daisy
Lois

Hallie
Peggie
Kitty
Flora
Winnie
Miriam / Minnie

Love Polly! Why won’t DH budge?

Possible suggestions:
Daisy
Dora
Callie
Betty
Thea
Susie

I love polly so much.

Posy
Flora
Kitty
Lottie

Berry
Alice
Matilda
Sophie
Annie
Nora
Clover

Poppy is a lovely name though!

@Neverknowinglysensible I don’t think even he knows! I think he views it as being a bit old fashioned and says it just doesn’t feel/sit right with him :(

I'm with your DH on this, there is something about Polly that doesn't work for me.

How about:

Lucy
Frankie
Bella
Carla

Mabel
Iris
Sylvia
Dolly
Queenie
Betty
Betsy
Nell
Susanna

I do understand, names are so emotional. For example, June, Shirley, etc. are back, but I would be horrified if someone I knew named their child those!
i had great aunts called Mary and Dorothea (Molly and Dolly) who would also both answer to Polly- mainly due to deafness - which is possibly why I like the name so much. I also had a very much loved Auntie Sally.

My daughter is called Nancy and I often call her Polly (or Polly Pocket). Along a similar vein:
Poppy
Penny
Pippa
Suzie
Sally
Claudia/ Claudie
Heidi
Lily
Tessa

So many gorgeous names on this thread! Would he go for Pollyanna?
I love Annie, Thea, Kitty, Nell, Mabel, Iris - all fantastic suggestions.