Polly??

My 3 year old son is completely insistent that baby sisters name will be Polly. I think he just got attached ages ago after hearing it shouted in the park and now it does matter what name we suggest, even if he says he likes it, he still insists her name is Polly.

Now I dont hate it but its not really what I imagine for my daughter either?? I typically like full (yet girly) names with a cute nickname that can work in either a professional setting or out of work.

I think Polly just feels like a cute nickname to me? Also, I had an imaginary friend heavily inspired by Polly Pocket as a child so I dont think that helps 🤣

We just cant seem to agree on any names as a family so a bit stumped!

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Penelope and have polly as a nickname?

Name the baby what you want and let your son call her Polly til he gets over it lol my 3 year old calls his baby sister "baby gherkin" but her name is Lydia 😆 kids are weird

We are naming our baby boy Graham and my five-year-old son straight up told me that was a shitty name because he is a baby and not a cracker. But we’re sticking with it. 😅

It won't matter what you can her, he'll make up endless names for her. My daughter is currently called Hank by her 3yo brother.

Love the name Polly, it’s a strong name! We have a Penelope, me and her dad nickname her Penny but i’ve heard people call her Poppy or Polly before

Very common / natural fits
Pauline
Paula
Polina
Apollonia (a little more unique and elegant)
Slightly modern or creative spins
Penelope (Polly works as a cute nickname here)
Paloma
Paulette
If you want something rare but beautiful
Apolline (French version, very soft and classy)
Polliana / Pollyanna (like from Pollyanna)

I think that if you like the name Polly enough it will be a cute memory and something that not everyone can say they got to name their sibling! You could also have the name just rhythm with the nick name so names like Molly or holly.

Maybe Polly can be a special nickname he uses for the baby? My son is adamant that we name our baby Park Ranger L.B. (from his favorite YouTube channel). We told him it can be his special nickname for baby brother. 😂

aww, i really like Polly! 💕

i do think Polly works as a nickname for Penelope - Penny, Nellie, Ellie may be more obvious choices, but people use Poppy, Pippi and Pepper as a nickname too - Polly works just as much!

and although perhaps a bit of a stretch, I can imagine Polly as nickname for Opal.

could also be a nickname for Paloma or Apollonia - or Pollyanna would be really pretty! 💕

My son 2 and a half years old yells and cries and tells everyone his having a baby sister refused to understand it’s a boy, something they just have to grow out of 😂
Cute tho if you use it as you get to say he named his sister

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