- molly
- molly seabird, 1857, short for mollymawk, from Du. mallemok, from mal “foolish” + mok “gull.”
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Molly — may refer to: Molly (name), a female given name Mollies or Poecilia, a family of fish Molly Smitten Downes, singer/songwriter of pop/dance/folk Molly (band), a Swedish band mixing ska and Irish folk music Molly (film), a 1999 film by John Duigan… … Wikipedia
Molly — ist ein weiblicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger 2.1 Vorname 2.2 Familienname 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Molly — Mol ly, n. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. [1913 Webster] {Molly cottontail}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Cottontail}. {Molly Maguire} (m[.a]*gw[imac]r ); pl. {Molly Maguires} ( gw[imac]rz). (a) A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molly — Mol ly, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Mollemoke}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molly — (engl.), Vorname, Abkürzung für Marie … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Molly — Molly, engl. Diminutivform für Mary … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Molly — f English and Irish: long established pet form of MARY (SEE Mary), representing an altered version of the earlier pet form Mally. The name is chiefly associated with Ireland, although it is not Gaelic. It is at present somewhat out of fashion … First names dictionary
molly — ● molly nom masculin Poisson vivipare d Amérique tropicale, souvent élevé en aquarium. (Taille 8 à 14 cm.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Molly — fem. proper name, a familiar form of MARY (Cf. Mary) … Etymology dictionary
Molly — [mäl′ē] n. a feminine name: see also MARY1 … English World dictionary
