Poll

See also: poll, póll, põll, and Pöll

English

Etymology 1

From Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɒl/
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Proper noun

Poll

1. A diminutive of the female given name Mary.
   • 1833 The Pilgrim Brothers [signed Timotheus Scribewell], Romances of Chivalric Ages, H. Cope, page iv:

     "A gentleman, please Sir," said the blushing Mary, (or Poll as some unrespective and light-minded persons have misnamed her), and the gentleman entered.

2. A common pet name for a parrot.

Noun

Poll (plural Polls)

1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A disreputable woman.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary: "a female of unsteady character"

Etymology 2

From Paul.

Proper noun

Poll

1. A surname transferred from the given name.