Meaning and origin of Molly

Origin: English
Meaning: From the Gaelic Maili which is a pet form of Mary, meaning bitter. Famous bearer: actress Molly Ringwald.
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Diminutive of Mary: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
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Meaning and origin of Molly

The girl's name Molly \m(ol)-ly\ 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.

Molly is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Molly

Molly
Hebrew
Female
Form of MARY. bitter
Meaning & Origin
Molly is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Bitter`.
Where is it used?
The name Molly is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Mair (In Welsh)
María (In Spanish)
Màiri (In Scottish)
Marya (In Russian)
Maryam (In Muslim)
Mariam (In Muslim)
Moirrey (In Manx)
Miriam (In Jewish, English and in the bible)
Máirín (In Irish)
Máire (In Irish)
Mara (In Hungarian)
Mária (In Hungarian)
Mele (In Hawaiian)
Malia (In Hawaiian)
Maleah (In Hawaiian)
Marie (In French and in Czech)
Maija (In Finnish)
Mamie (In English)
Marilyn (In English)
Marija (In Croatian, Slovene, Serbian and in Lithuanian)
Mariamne (In Other languages)
Melle (In Other languages)
In combination with other names
In English: Maryanne (F)
In English: Marylou (F)
In English: Maryann (F)
In English: Rosemary (F)
In English: Marian (F)
In English: Marilena (F)
In English: Marilene (F)
For the opposite sex use:
In Other languages: Marian (M)
See also
In Welsh, Finnish and in Hungarian: Mari (F)
In Russian: Masha (F)
In Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian and in English: Maria (F)
In English and in the bible: Mary (F)
In English: Polly (F)
In English: Pollie (F)
In English: Marion (F)
In English: Pollyanna
In English: Mariel (F)
In English: Mollie (F)
In Dutch: Marijke (F)
In Czech, Slovak and in Hungarian: Marika (F)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Molly was given to 3356 babies in the USA in 2004. Molly was the number 220 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 3304 babies making it the number 97 name that year.
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