Molly

molly English Alternative forms en Mollie Etymology From en Moll, diminutive lambdacism of en Mary en y. Pronunciation en /ˈmɒ.li/ RP en /ˈmɑ.li/ GA en ɒli Received Pronunciation ɑːli General American 2 Proper noun en A diminutive Mary or, less often, Margaret. 6 "My name's Molly. It is an old-fashioned name, and I was christened Mary. But Papa likes Molly.""That's right. Keep to the good old fashions, dear.""Well, I must say I think Mary is prettier than Molly, and quite as old a name, too," said Mrs Hamley."I think it was," said Molly, lowering her voice, and dropping her eyes, "because mamma was Mary, and I was called Molly when she lived." en 1928 Joyce Lankester Brisley Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories 1 But Mother and Father and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle and Aunty couldn't very well call out "Millicent Margaret Amanda" every time they wanted her, so they shortened it to "Milly-Molly-Mandy" which is quite easy to say. en female Hebrew. Derived terms en Mollywood Sherlolly Descendants 1 ga Mallaidh 1 gd Màili 1 sv Molly Noun ~ en North America slang uncountable en molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA. en historical A Molly Maguire. en diminutives of female given names eponyms German Pronunciation de De-Molly.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,s,s de slang ecstasy, molly, mandy the drug MDMA Declension m,s,s Further reading Swedish Etymology From sv en Molly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1806. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Molly.wav Proper noun c sv female