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The baby name Poli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced POH-lee (IPA: /ˈpoʊli/).

Poli is English, Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Greek
Pronunciation: POH-lee (IPA: /ˈpoʊli/)

What is the meaning of the name Poli ?

The baby name Poli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced POH-lee (IPA: /ˈpoʊli/).

Poli is English, Greek in Origin.

Poli is a cross‑linguistic diminutive rather than a single‑origin name. It most often shortens Polina or Apolonia/Apollonia (from Greek Apollōn, “of Apollo”). In Spanish and Portuguese it also abbreviates Hipólito/Hipólita (Greek Hippolytos, “horse‑releaser”), while in Greek it can be a pet form of Polyxeni (“very hospitable”). In Catalan it sometimes links to Pol, the local form of Paul (“small, humble”).

It entered wider use through the medieval cults of Saints Apollonia and Hippolytus, and today appears across Europe and Latin America as a friendly, often unisex nickname; in some places it stands independently. Notable bearer: Bulgarian singer Poli Genova. Variants and related forms include Poly, Polli, Polly, Pol, Polina, Apolonia/Apollonia, Hipólito/Hipólita, and Polyxeni, with meanings reflecting their sources.

Poli has the following similar or variant Names

Poli – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
BG 0 #74 9 1,799
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BG Girls 0 #122 111 3,559
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
AL Girls 0 #209 14 4,141
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
BD 0 #215 13 5,992
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
GR Girls 0 #225 18 6,293
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
GR Boys 0 #265 9 6,912
AL Boys 0 #269 30 5,122
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
BD Girls 0 #297 90 8,413
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #328 5 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #355 6 5,969
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
PL Girls 0 #357 8 5,096
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
BO 0 #371 11 6,868
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
OM Girls 0 #382 15 15,987
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
CL 0 #393 19 6,867
RU Girls 0 #393 108 11,913
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
UY Boys 0 #406 8 5,922
AR Boys 0 #411 57 7,628
Spain 0 #442 11 2,326
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
GT Boys 0 #460 15 7,625
BO Boys 0 #465 129 9,244
PA Boys 0 #465 17 9,305
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
UY Girls 0 #493 18 6,731
RU Boys 0 #495 11 12,621
PS Girls 0 #499 25 10,981
KW Girls 0 #500 16 19,177
CO 0 #503 8 7,768
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
AR Girls 0 #536 64 8,289
AE Girls 0 #538 16 20,968
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
IN Girls 0 #557 75 13,121
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
IL Girls 0 #579 39 11,648
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
BO Girls 0 #600 12 9,488
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
Spain Boys 0 #639 307 5,610
CL Boys 0 #642 24 13,390
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #689 9 13,071
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IT 0 #691 24 4,183
CL Girls 0 #697 155 14,098
KW Boys 0 #702 68 18,755
MX Boys 0 #703 288 16,355
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
BR Boys 0 #738 14 12,213
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
PE Boys 0 #779 100 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #818 166 5,561
Germany Girls 0 #824 15 4,949
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
CO Boys 0 #842 79 15,656
BR Girls 0 #856 86 12,708
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
PE Girls 0 #909 35 14,861
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
SA Girls 0 #917 19 25,931
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
IN Boys 0 #988 14 16,750
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
CO Girls 0 #1,027 52 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MX Girls 0 #1,078 106 17,781
MA 0 #1,091 38 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,100 12 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,126 16 25,928
DZ 0 #1,129 48 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,137 7 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,168 11 25,619
TR 0 #1,199 13 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,214 258 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,298 149 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,595 20 28,008

Poli is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Poli

Poli is predominantly a girl's name.
Poli is a 2 syllable name, pronounced POH-lee (IPA: /ˈpoʊli/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Polly, Polina, Pola, Paola, Paulina and Apolonia.
Across languages, Poli has these equivalents: Polly (English), Polina (Russian/Slavic), Paola (Italian), Paulina/Pauline (Latin-based), Apollonia/Apolonia (Greek/Latin).
Poli is a name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Greece. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Greece and its diaspora communities.