Molly

The meaning, origin and other details about 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

How popular is Molly? Any other details?

  • There were 1790 US births last year.
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