Molly
See also: molly
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.li/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒli, (General American) -ɑli
Proper noun
editMolly
- A diminutive of Mary or, less often, Margaret.
- 1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, chapter 6, in Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1866, →OCLC:
- "My name's Molly. It is an old-fashioned name, and I was christened Mary. But Papa likes Molly."
"That's right. Keep to the good old fashions, dear."
"Well, I must say I think Mary is prettier than Molly, and quite as old a name, too," said Mrs Hamley.
"I think it was," said Molly, lowering her voice, and dropping her eyes, "because mamma was Mary, and I was called Molly when she lived."
- 1928, Joyce Lankester Brisley, chapter 1, in Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories:
- But Mother and Father and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle and Aunty couldn't very well call out "Millicent Margaret Amanda" every time they wanted her, so they shortened it to "Milly-Molly-Mandy" which is quite easy to say.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Descendants
editNoun
editMolly (countable and uncountable, plural Mollies)
- (Canada, US, slang, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
- (historical) A Molly Maguire.
German
editPronunciation
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Noun
editMolly m (strong, genitive Mollys, plural Mollys)
Declension
editDeclension of Molly [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Molly” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom English Molly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1806.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editMolly c (genitive Mollys)
- a female given name
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