Molly (name)

Molly is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Molly is a short form of the English name Mary .

Well-known namesake

stage name

• Molly Smitten-Downes (* 1987), British singer-songwriter

First name

• Molly Brink , American actress
• Molly Brown (1867-1932), American women's rights activist
• Molly Luft (1944-2010), German prostitute
• Molly O'Day (1923-1987), American country singer
• Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress
• Molly Picon (1898–1992), American Yiddish actress
• Molly Price (born 1966), American actress
• Molly Ringwald (* 1968), American actress
• Molly Sandén (* 1992), Swedish singer
• Molly Shannon (born 1964), American actress
• Molly Sims (* 1973), American actress
• Molly Yard (1912–2005), President of the National Organization for Women (NOW)

family name

• Hans Molly (1902–1994), German designer and development engineer
• Wilhelm Molly (1838–1919), German general practitioner and promoter of the Esperanto language