Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter. As a feminine given name, Pollyanna is derived from the name Polly combined with the name Anna.
Pollyanna may also refer to:
People Pollyanna Chu, billionaire businesswoman from Hong Kong Pollyana Papel (born 1987), a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress Pollyanna Pickering (1942–2018), British wildlife artist and environmentalist Pollyanna Woodward (born 1982), English TV presenter Britt Pols, vocalist who performs under the name PollyAnna on songs by Timmy Trumpet and Steve Aoki
Fictional characters Pollyanna Whittier, the titular character from the 1913 Eleanor Porter novel Pollyanna
Entertainment Stage Pollyanna (play), a 1916 Broadway play adapted from the novel.
Film Pollyanna (1920 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring Mary Pickford Pollyanna (1960 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring Hayley Mills
Music Pollyanna (album), the second studio album by emo band Northstar Pollyanna (band), an Australian band
Songs "Pollyanna", a recurring song in Mother, a Nintendo role-playing video game series "Pollyanna", a song by Billy Joe Royal off his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks "Pollyanna", a 2021 single by American punk rock band Green Day "Pollyanna Flower", a 1998 song recorded by Canadian alt rock singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette
Games ”Pollyanna”, a board game published by Parker Brothers from 1915 to 1967
Other uses Pollyanna Creep, a term implying overly optimistic presentation of economic measurements by government Pollyanna principle, the tendency to remember pleasant events and forget unpleasant ones , a U.S. Navy ship name , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 Secret Santa, a Western holiday tradition referred to in Pennsylvania as Pollyanna A reindeer which served as the mascot of submarine HMS Trident (N52)
See also
Anna (disambiguation) Polly (disambiguation)