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The girl's name Molly \m(ol)-

is pronounced MAH-lee. It is of Irish origin. Ppet form of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". In use since the late Middle Ages. In the past, "moll" had meant a prostitue or a gangster's girlfriend, making the use of this name uncommon. Now revived in popular usage, also possibly due to actress Molly Ringwald. Author Mollie Hardwick.

Molly has 5 variant forms: Moll, Mollee, Molley, Molli and Mollie.

For more information, see also the related name Polly.

Baby names that sound like Molly are Milly, Melly and Mally.

Molly is a very common first name for women (#317 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#80903 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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