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Globally, Poly (Poly , Поли , פולי ) is a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently masculine given name. The forename Poly is characteristic of Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom male name, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare female name, and Cyprus. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. Also, Poly is the last name as well as the forename.
Poly is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Poly , the theatrical character in the play "A twopence youth"; Paulie Pennina , the fictional character in Rocky; Polly Plummer , the fictional girl, second lead character in The Magician's Nephew (Narnia, book 6); Polly , the fictional character in Doctor Who, Twice Upon a Time and Paulie Gualtieri , the fictional character from The Sopranos, and in many other works.