Molly is a form of Mary and is generally pronounced like MAHL ee.

Molly origin of the name. Molly is a diminutive of the biblical name Mary. According to a user from Massachusetts US the name Molly is of Irish origin and means Luck of the sea. The name Molly is an American baby name.

Its origin is Nickname for English name Mary. It is of Irish and Latin origin and the meaning of Molly is star of the sea. Molly is a female name.

In English the meaning of the name Molly is. It developed from Malle and Molle other medieval diminutives. Between 1880 and 2019 there were 237852 births of Molly in the countries below which represents an average of 1711 births of children bearing the first name Molly per year on average throughout this period.

James Joyce used this name in his novel Ulysses 1920 where it belongs to Molly Bloom the wife of the main character. An English pet form of Mary or Margaret now an independent name in its own right. Mary is the anglicized version of the French Marie from the Latin Maria both of which are derived from the Hebrew Miriam who appears in the Book of Exodus.

This name is mostly being used as a girls name. Molly as a girls name is pronounced MAH-lee. Molly like Mollie is a pet form of the English female name Mary although it has become a popular female given name in its own right.

Famous real-life people named Molly Molly Ringwald American actress. It has been in use since the late Middle Ages. Medieval diminutive of Mary now often used independently.