molly

Meanings

• Noun

  A pet name for Mary.

  - "My grandmother's name was Mary, but we called her Molly."
  - "Molly is a common nickname for the name Mary."

• Noun

  A type of fish.

  - "The angler caught a large molly during his fishing trip."
  - "Molly is a popular name for certain species of fish, such as the Molly Barracuda."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

mandy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with molly
Polly , Sally,olly , Kelly

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Variants

List of all variants of molly that leads to same result
mali , mollie , mollies , molly , Molly

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Etymology

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The name Molly comes from the Old English name Moll, which means 'soft' or 'gentle'.

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Trivia

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1. The name Molly is also the name of a character in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'.

2. In some parts of the world, the name Molly is considered an unlucky name.

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Related Concepts

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1. Molly House: A type of dance club or social gathering place popular in the United States during the 1980s, characterized by the use of ecstasy and other psychoactive drugs.

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Culture

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Molly has been used as a pet name for the name Mary since ancient times. In literature, the name Molly has been used in various works, such as James Joyce's 'Ulysses' and Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway'. In music, there is a genre of dance music called 'Molly' or 'Molly House' that originated in the 1980s in the United States.

How to Memorize "molly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a soft, gentle person named Molly. Imagine her smiling and being kind to others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the name Molly with the name Mary and the idea of softness or gentleness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Molly is a Mary with a gentle soul' to remember the meaning of the name.

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