Molly

Meanings & Origins of Molly

What does Molly mean?

• Bitter in the English origin.
• Bitter in the Hebrew origin.
• Molly \m(ol)-ly\ as a girl's name is pronounced MAH-lee. It is of Irish origin. Ppet form of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". In use since the late Middle Ages. In the past, "moll" had meant a prostitue or a gangster's girlfriend, making the use of this name uncommon. Now revived in popular usage, also possibly due to actress Molly Ringwald. Author Mollie Hardwick.
  
  Molly has 5 variant forms: Moll, Mollee, Molley, Molli and Mollie.
  
  For more information, see also the related name Polly.
  
  Baby names that sound like Molly are Milly, Melly and Mally.
  
  in the Irish origin.

Name Details

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• There were 1790 US births last year.
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• Molly is a girl name.
• Molly starts with M
• Molly is 5 letters long

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