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As a child I always wanted to name my daughter Sally or Polly. What do you think of these names?
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I don’t really like Sally that much. I mean it’s ok, but nothing super special. Polly is cute, I like it’s vintage vibe. My daughter named one of her dolls Polly!
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I've always loved Sally. My father wanted to name me Sarah after his late mother, but my mother found a name she preferred, and so do I. But, if they'd thought about Sally as an alternative, I'd have been very happy. I don't think about Sally as a nn at all, just a derivative.
Polly is a family name, but only as a nn for Mary. Once again, I wouldn't expect a modern Mary to be known as Polly, but it doesn't seem to be used much as an independent name, unlike Sally. If I used it, it would be as a full name in its own right, and I do like it very much, but there are other names I like better so realistically Polly would never get a look in.
Polly is a family name, but only as a nn for Mary. Once again, I wouldn't expect a modern Mary to be known as Polly, but it doesn't seem to be used much as an independent name, unlike Sally. If I used it, it would be as a full name in its own right, and I do like it very much, but there are other names I like better so realistically Polly would never get a look in.
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I don't care for either, but I like Sally better of the two. It seems more usable.
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I really like Polly and would be happy to see it in use. I'm not a fan of Sally, but I'd be hard-pressed to say why, except that it reminds me of straw, which is totally unhelpful.
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Double post.
This message was edited 1/7/2020, 4:42 PM
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Sally is ok
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Sally sounds like a winsome little girl in an old children's book that has unequivocal moral at the end.
Polly reminds me of a parrot or a serving girl in a British period piece.
They both are okay as a nickname but are very informal.
Polly reminds me of a parrot or a serving girl in a British period piece.
They both are okay as a nickname but are very informal.
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I like both of them, especially Sally. I'd consider it for a daughter, but I don't think the love is strong enough to actually use.
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I adore the name Polly and it's one of my top names. Sally is sweet and I'd definitely have it on my list if I could think of a nice middle name for it.
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Sally is cute, fun and can work on an older woman.
Polly is a parrot.
Polly is a parrot.
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