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{{Infobox given name
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| name = Molly
|-
| image = File:Molly Malone Statue, Dublin City Centre - geograph.org.uk - 5272963.jpg
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Molly'''
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|-
| caption = A statue of folk song heroine [[Molly Malone]] in Dublin, Ireland.
! Gender:
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|l|i}}
| Female
| gender = Female
|-
| meaning =
! Origin:
| region =
| English/Irish
| language = Irish and English
|-
| origin =
! Meaning:
| alternative spelling = {{ubl|Mollie|Moli}}
| the perfect one ''diminutive form of mary''
| nickname = {{ubl|Mols|Mol}}
|-
| variant forms =
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}
| related names =
|}
| name day =
| derived = {{ubl|[[Mary (given name)|Mary]]|[[Margaret (name)|Margaret]]}}
| popularity =
| footnotes =
}} [[File:Molly Pitcher currier ives.jpg|right|thumb|[[Molly Pitcher]] is a heroine of the [[American Revolutionary War]].]] [[File:Margaret Brown, 3qtr view, with chair.jpg|right|thumb|[[Titanic]] survivor [[Margaret Brown]], who was later called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."]] [[File:Molly Malone (Sep 1921).png|right|thumb|[[Molly Malone (actress)|Molly Malone]] was the stage name of American silent film actress Violet Isabel Malone.]]


'''Molly''' (also spelled '''Molli''' or '''Mollie''') is a diminutive of the feminine name [[Mary (name)|Mary]] that, like other English [[hypocorisms|diminutives]] in use since the [[Middle Ages]], substituted l for r. English surnames such as Moll, Mollett, and Mollison are derived from Molly. Molly has also been used as a diminutive of [[Margaret]] and [[Martha (given name)|Martha]] since the 1700s and as an independent name since at least 1720. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the [[Anglosphere]] in the 1800s due to usage by Irish-American families and by Jewish American families who used Molly as an English version of Hebrew names such as [[Miriam (given name)|Miriam]] and Malka. Its popularity with Americans was also influenced by stories about [[Molly Pitcher]], a heroine of the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref> {{cite web
Molly is a female nickname, once a pet-name for [[Mary]] or [[Margaret]], and now more commonly a name in its own right. Notables often known just by the first name of Molly include:
| url= https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-molly-peaked-with-millennials/article_cfad70c0-57ff-11ee-804a-4372c086e0f4.html
| title= Cleveland Evans: Molly peaked with millennials
| last= Evans
| first= Cleveland Kent
| date= 24 September 2023
| website= omaha.com
| publisher= Omaha World Herald
| access-date= 20 January 2024
| quote = }}</ref>
==Usage==
The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the 100 most popular names for American girls
at different times between 1987 and 2012. It has been among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since the 1990s, and in Denmark since 2019. It was among the top 100 names for girls in some Canadian provinces between 2007 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.behindthename.com/name/molly
| title = Molly
| last =Campbell
| first =Mike
| date =
| website = www.behindthename.com
| publisher = Behind the Name
| access-date = 20 January 2024
| quote = }}</ref>
==People==
===Women===
* [[Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey]] (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, wartime nurse and alleged Confederate spy
* [[Molly Bang]] (born 1943), American Illustrator
* [[Martina Beck|Martina "Molly" Beck]] (born 1979), German retired biathlete
* [[Molly Bee]] (1939–2009), stage name of Mollie Gene Beachboard, American country music singer
* [[Molly Bish]] (1983–2000), American murder victim
* [[Molly Brant]] (c. 1736–1796), prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution
* [[Margaret Brown|Margaret "The Unsinkable Molly" Brown]] (1867–1932), survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, philanthropist and activist
* [[Molly Burch]] (born 1990), American musician
* [[Molly Burnett]] (born 1988), American actress and singer
* [[Molly Carlson]] (born 1998), Canadian high diver
* [[Molly Caudery]] (born 2000), English pole vaulter
* [[Molly Crabapple]] (née Jennifer Caban; born 1983), American artist and writer
* [[Molly Dunsworth]] (born 1990), Canadian actress
* [[Molly Engstrom]] (born 1983), American ice hockey player
* [[Mollie Evans|Mary "Mollie" Evans]] (1922–2016), British antique dealer
* [[Molly-Mae Hague]] (born 1999), English influencer
* [[Mollie Hardwick]] (1916–2003), English author
* [[Molly Harrison (curator)]] (1909–2002), English museum curator and author
* [[Molly Hawkey]] (born 1978), American actress and photographer
* [[Molly Haskell]] (born 1939), American feminist film critic and author
* [[Mary Vivian Hughes|Mary Vivian "Molly" Hughes]], British author
* [[Mollie Hunter]] (1922–2012), Scottish writer
* [[Molly Ivins|Mary "Molly" Ivins]] (1944–2007), American columnist, political commentator, humorist and author
* [[Mollie Johnson]], 19th-century American Old West madam in South Dakota
* [[Molly Johnson|Margaret "Molly" Johnson]] (born 1959), Canadian singer and songwriter
* [[M. M. Kaye]] (1908–2004), British writer, author of ''The Far Pavilions''
* [[Mollie Katzen]] (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writer
* [[Molly Keane|Mary "Molly" Keane]] (née Mary Nesta Skrine; 1904–1996), Irish novelist and playwright
* [[Mollie King]] (born 1987), British singer with The Saturdays
* [[Mollie Kyle]] (born 1886), survivor of the [[Osage Indian murders]]
* [[Molly Lamont]] (1910–2001), South African-born British film actress
* [[Mary MacCarthy]] (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"
*[[Molly Malone (actress)|Molly Malone]] (1888-1952), stage name of American actress Violet Malone
* [[Mollie McConnell]] (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actress
* [[Molly McCook]] (born 1990), American actress
* [[Molly McGlynn]], Canadian film and television director and screenwriter
* [[Molly McKenna]] (born 2006), British trampoline gymnast
* [[Molly Nyman]], British composer
* [[Mollie Orshansky]] (1915–2006), American economist and statistician
* [[Molly Parker]] (born 1972), Canadian actress
* [[Molly Parkin]] (born 1932), Welsh painter, novelist and journalist
* [[Molly Peacock]] (born 1947), American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writer
* [[Molly Pearson]] (1875–1959), Scottish stage actress
* [[Mollie Phillips]] (1907–1994), British figure skater
* [[Molly Picon]] (née Małka Opiekun; 1898–1992), American actress in Yiddish theatre and film
* [[Molly Pitcher]], nickname of a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
* [[Molly Quinn]] (born 1993), American actress
* [[Molly Rainford]] (born 2000), English actress and singer
* [[Molly Ringwald]] (born 1968), American actress, singer, and dancer
* [[Molly Sandén]] (born 1992), Swedish singer
* [[Molly Shannon]] (born 1964), American comic actress
* [[Molly Shattuck]] (born c. 1967), American socialite and oldest NFL cheerleader
* [[Molly Sims]] (born 1973), American model and actress
* Mary [[Mollie Skinner]] (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
* [[Molly Smitten-Downes]] (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
* [[Mollie Sneden|Mary "Mollie" Sneden]] (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American Revolution
* [[Mollie Steimer|Marthe "Mollie" Steimer]] (1897–1980), Russian-American anarchist, trade unionist, anti-war activist and free-speech campaigner
* [[Mollie Sugden]] (1922–2009), British actress
* [[Mememolly]] (born Molly Templeton in 1989), British-Canadian Internet personality
* Mollie Tibbetts (1998–2018), American [[Killing of Mollie Tibbetts|murder victim]]
* [[Molly Tuttle]] (born 1993), American singer and musician
* [[Molly White (writer)]] (born 1993/1994), American software engineer, Wikipedia editor, and cryptocurrency critic
* [[Molly White (politician)]] (born 1958), American politician
* [[Molly Wood]] (born 1975), American executive editor and writer


==Fictional characters==
* Molly Hart, a French actress
* Molly McGee, fictional character in the ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]'' radio comedy
* [[Molly Bloom]], fictional character in the novel ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]]
* [[Molly, the Mail Lady]], character on the television show [[Sesame Street]]
* [[Polly and Molly|Molly]], genetically engineered sheep
* [[Molly O'Reilly]], the sometime girlfriend of magician Timothy Hunter in the [[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] comic book series [[The Books of Magic]].
* [[Molly Weasley]], a character in the [[Harry Potter]] series, played by [[Julie Walters]] in the [[Harry Potter (films)|films]]
* [[Alexander Wood (merchant)]], nicknamed "Molly Wood" for his involvement in a gay sex scandal in 1810
* [[Molly Ringwald]], American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her involvement in [[The Brat Pack]] in the 1980s
* [[Margaret Brown]], a survivor of the [[RMS Titanic]], who was nicknamed "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" but was never actually known as Molly in her lifetime
* [[Molly Pitcher]], a woman who brought water to soldiers and took her fallen husband's post during the [[American Revolutionary War]]
* Molly Monday, fictional character in the film Dream for an Insomniac.
* Molly McIntryre, a doll from the [[American Girl]] series.
* [[Molly Millions]], a character in [[William Gibson]]'s [[Sprawl Trilogy]] and other short stories.
==Translations==
*[[French language|French]]: Molie
*[[German language|German]]: Mollie
*[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: מולי (móli)
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Molia
*[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Ollie
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Moli
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Molía
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Molia
{{given name|Molly|nocat}}


===In television and film===
* Molly Goldberg, from ''[[The Goldbergs (broadcast series)]]''
* Molly Jones, from ''[[A Country Practice]]''
* Molly Baker, English name of [[List of Sailor Moon characters#Naru Osaka|Naru Osaka from ''Sailor Moon'']]
* [[List of The Young and the Restless characters (1990s)#Molly Carter|Molly Carter]], from ''The Young and the Restless''
* Molly Coddle, from [[Bump in the Night (TV series)|''Bump in the Night'' (TV series)]]
* [[Molly Dobbs]], from ''Coronation Street''
* [[List of Mike & Molly characters#Molly Flynn|Molly Flynn-Biggs]], from ''Mike & Molly''
* [[List of Sherlock characters#Molly Hooper|Molly Hooper]], from ''Sherlock''
* Molly Lasch, from [[We'll Meet Again (2002 film)|''We'll Meet Again'' (2002 film)]]
* [[List of General Hospital characters (2000s)#Molly Lansing-Davis|Molly Lansing-Davis]], from ''General Hospital''
* Molly MacDonald, from [[Arthur (TV series)|''Arthur'' (TV series)]]
* Molly Monster, from ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]''
* Molly the Mermaid, from ''[[Barney and the Backyard Gang]]: A Day at the Beach''
* [[List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#O'Brien, Molly|Molly O'Brien]], from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
* [[List of Heroes characters#Molly Walker|Molly Walker]], from ''Heroes'' (American TV series)
* [[List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters#Introduced in season seven (2002–2003)|Molly]], from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* [[List of Friends and Joey characters#Molly|Molly]], from ''Friends'' and ''Joey''
* [[Ōban Star-Racers#Main characters|Eva "Molly" Wei]], from ''Ōban Star-Racers''
* [[The Big Comfy Couch#Molly|Molly]], from ''The Big Comfy Couch''
* [[List of Toy Story characters#Molly Davis|Molly Davis]], from ''Toy Story''
* Molly Williams, from [[My Little Pony (TV series)|''My Little Pony'' (TV series)]]
* Molly, from [[Annie (1982 film)|''Annie'' (1982 film)]]
* Molly, from ''The [[Bubble Guppies]]''
* Molly, from ''[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]''
* Molly, from ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]''
* Molly, from ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''
* [[Molly McGee (The Ghost and Molly McGee)|Molly McGee]], from ''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee]]''
* Molly McGee, from ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]''
* [[List of Final Destination characters#Molly Harper|Molly Harper]], from ''Final Destination 5''
* [[List of The Amazing World of Gumball characters#Molly Collins|Molly Collins]], from ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''
* [[Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)#Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley]], from the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' franchise
* [[Molly Solverson]], from [[Fargo (TV series)|''Fargo'' (TV series)]]
* Molly Gunn, from ''[[Uptown Girls]]''
* Molly Cunningham, from ''[[TaleSpin]]''
* Molly Cobb, from [[For All Mankind (TV series)|''For All Mankind'' (TV Series)]]

===In books and comics===
* [[Milly-Molly-Mandy]] from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
* [[Molly Millions]] (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William Gibson
* [[Molly McIntire]], protagonist from the ''American Girl'' series
* [[Molly Moon (character)|Molly Moon]], from the ''Molly Moon'' series
* [[Molly Weasley]], from the ''Harry Potter'' series
* [[Molly Bloom]], wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's ''Ulysses''
* Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero [[Shamrock (comics)|Shamrock]]
* [[Animal Farm#Equines|Mollie]], from the novel ''Animal Farm''
* [[Molly Mallard]], a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's paternal grandmother
* [[The Dresden Files characters#Molly Carpenter|Molly Carpenter]], whose full name is Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, is initially featured in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' as a recurring character, but grows into a main role in the novels following "Proven Guilty"
* Molly the Goldfish Fairy, from the ''[[Rainbow Magic]]'' franchise
* Molly, shortened name of Lady Emily Lenox, the sister-in-law of Charles Lenox in [[Charles Finch]]'s mysteries
* Molly Gibson, main character in Elizabeth Gaskell's [[Wives and Daughters]]

==Animals==
*[[Polly and Molly]], cloned sheep
*Molly, daughter of Ginger and Rocky ([[Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget|Chicken Run]])

== See also ==
* [[Moll (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mollie (disambiguation)]]
* [[Molly (disambiguation)]]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 20:49, 2 April 2024

Molly
A statue of folk song heroine Molly Malone in Dublin, Ireland.
Pronunciation/ˈmɒli/
GenderFemale
Language(s)Irish and English
Other names
Alternative spelling
  • Mollie
  • Moli
Nickname(s)
  • Mols
  • Mol
Derived
Molly Pitcher is a heroine of the American Revolutionary War.
Titanic survivor Margaret Brown, who was later called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."
Molly Malone was the stage name of American silent film actress Violet Isabel Malone.

Molly (also spelled Molli or Mollie) is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English diminutives in use since the Middle Ages, substituted l for r. English surnames such as Moll, Mollett, and Mollison are derived from Molly. Molly has also been used as a diminutive of Margaret and Martha since the 1700s and as an independent name since at least 1720. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere in the 1800s due to usage by Irish-American families and by Jewish American families who used Molly as an English version of Hebrew names such as Miriam and Malka. Its popularity with Americans was also influenced by stories about Molly Pitcher, a heroine of the American Revolutionary War.[1]

Usage[edit]

The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the 100 most popular names for American girls at different times between 1987 and 2012. It has been among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since the 1990s, and in Denmark since 2019. It was among the top 100 names for girls in some Canadian provinces between 2007 and 2011.[2]

People[edit]

Women[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

In television and film[edit]

In books and comics[edit]

  • Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
  • Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William Gibson
  • Molly McIntire, protagonist from the American Girl series
  • Molly Moon, from the Molly Moon series
  • Molly Weasley, from the Harry Potter series
  • Molly Bloom, wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses
  • Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Shamrock
  • Mollie, from the novel Animal Farm
  • Molly Mallard, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's paternal grandmother
  • Molly Carpenter, whose full name is Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, is initially featured in The Dresden Files as a recurring character, but grows into a main role in the novels following "Proven Guilty"
  • Molly the Goldfish Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic franchise
  • Molly, shortened name of Lady Emily Lenox, the sister-in-law of Charles Lenox in Charles Finch's mysteries
  • Molly Gibson, main character in Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters

Animals[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (24 September 2023). "Cleveland Evans: Molly peaked with millennials". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Molly". www.behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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