Pollyanna (disambiguation)

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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.

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Pollyanna may also refer to:

People

=Fictional characters=

Entertainment

=Stage=

=Film=

=Music=

==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

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
  • {{USS|Pollyanna}}, a U.S. Navy ship name
  • {{USS|Pollyanna|SP-1048}}, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • Secret Santa, a Western holiday tradition referred to in Pennsylvania as Pollyanna

See also

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