Now revived in popular usage also possibly due to actress Molly.

Molly name history. Molly originated as a diminutive of Mary spawning from medieval variations Malle and Molle. It is of Irish and Latin origin and the meaning of Molly is star of the sea. Molly as a girls name is of Irish origin and is a pet form of Mary meaning star of the sea.

Color of Molly name. Molly is a female name. In the past moll had meant a prostitue or a gangsters girlfriend.

The Molly family name was found in the USA the UK Canada and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. Molly as a girls name is pronounced MAH-lee. It had emerged from the even earlier diminutives.

It has been in use since the late Middle Ages. Milly-Molly-Mandy is a series of childrens books written and illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley. Molly gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1991 when its usage went up by 11896.

It developed from Malle and Molle other medieval diminutives. The most Molly families were found in the USA in 1920. This was about 55 of all the recorded Mollys in Canada.

In the past moll had meant a prostitute or a gangsters girlfriend making the use of this name uncommon until now. Molly is a diminutive of the biblical name Mary. In use since the late Middle Ages.