Molly (name)
Molly A statue of folk song heroine
Molly Malone in Dublin, Ireland.
Pronunciation Gender Female Language(s) Irish and English Alternative spelling Nickname(s) Derived
Molly Pitcher is a heroine of the American Revolutionary War .Titanic survivor Margaret Brown , who was later called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."Molly Malone was the stage name of American silent film actress Violet Isabel Malone.Molly (also spelled Molli or Mollie ) is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English diminutives in use since the Middle Ages , substituted l for r. Molly evolved from the English diminutive Mally.[ 1] Margaret and Martha since the 1700s and as an independent name since at least 1720. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere in the 1800s due to usage by Irish-American families and by Jewish American families who used Molly as an English version of Hebrew names such as Miriam and Malka. Its popularity with Americans was also influenced by stories about Molly Pitcher , a heroine of the American Revolutionary War .[ 2]
Usage
The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the 100 most popular names for American girls at different times between 1987 and 2012. It has been among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since the 1990s, and in Denmark since 2019. It was among the top 100 names for girls in some Canadian provinces between 2007 and 2011.[ 3]
People
Women
Molly Adair (1905–1990), English actressMolly Aguirre (born 1984), American snowboarderMolly Antopol (born 1978), American fiction and nonfiction writerMolly Applebaum (born 1930), Polish Canadian holocaust survivor and diaristMolly Musiime Asiimwe (born 1962), Ugandan politicianMollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, wartime nurse and alleged Confederate spyMolly Bair (born 1997), American modelMolly Ball , American political journalist and writerMolly Bang (born 1943), American IllustratorMolly Barker , American educator and triathleteMolly Barton (1861–1949), Irish artistMolly Bartrip (born 1996), English footballerMolly Baumgardner (born 1959), American politicianMolly Baz , American cook, food writer and video hostMartina "Molly" Beck (born 1979), German retired biathleteMolly Bee (1939–2009), stage name of Mollie Gene Beachboard, American country music singerMolly Bernard (born 1988), American actressMolly Beucher , American actressMolly Bingham , American journalist and filmmakerMolly Birnbaum , American writerMolly Bish (1983–2000), American murder victimMolly Blackburn (1930–1985), South African activistMolly Blake (1917–2011), British illustratorMolly Bloom (born 1978), American entrepreneur and authorMolly Lamb Bobak (1920–2014), Canadian teacher and artistMolly Bolin (born 1957), American basketball playerMolly Bordonaro , American diplomatMolly Botkin (born 1943), American swimmerMolly Brant (c. 1736–1796), prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American RevolutionMolly S. Bray , American geneticistMolly Brearley , British educationist, teacher and writerMolly Brett , English illustrator and children's authorMolly Corbett Broad (1941–2023), American academic administratorMolly Brodak (1980–2020), American poet, writer and bakerMargaret "The Unsinkable Molly" Brown (1867–1932), survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, philanthropist and activistMolly Bruggeman (born 1992), American rowerMolly Buck , American politicianMolly Burch (born 1990), American musicianMolly Burhans , American cartographer, data scientist and environmental activistMolly Burke (born 1994), Canadian YouTube personalityMolly Burman , musical artistMolly Burnett (born 1988), American actress and singerMolly Byrne (born 1928), Australian politicianMolly Cameron (born 1976), American racing cyclistMolly Carlson (born 1998), Canadian high diverMolly Carnes , American physician and academicMolly Caudery (born 2000), English pole vaulterMolly Cesanek (born 2001), American ice dancerMolly Chacko (born 1969), Indian middle-distance runnerMolly Chance , American actressMolly Cheek (born 1950), American actressMolly Childers (1875–1964), American-Irish writer and nationalistMolly Clark (c. 1920–2012), pastoral and tourism pioneer from Central AustraliaMolly Clutton-Brock (1912–2013), British physical therapist and youth workerMolly Conger , American activist and journalistMolly Conlin (born 2001), English actressMolly Contogeorge , Australian singer songwriter and musicianMolly Cook , American registered nurse and politicianMolly Cotton (c. 1902–1984), British archaeologistMolly Cowan , New Zealand sprinterMolly Cox (1925–1991), British television producerMolly Crabapple (née Jennifer Caban; born 1983), American artist and writerMolly Craft (1895–1978), American baseball playerMolly Craig , Australian Martu Aboriginal womanMolly Cramer (1852–1936), German artistMolly Creamer (born 1981), American basketball playerMolly J. Crockett (born 1983), American neuroscientistMolly Culver (born 1967), American actress and modelMolly Daniels , Australian actressMolly Davies , British playwrightMolly Davis (born 2000), American basketball playerMolly Dineen (born 1959), British documentary filmmakerMolly Dodd (1921–1981), American actressMolly Donahue , American educator and politicianMolly Drake (1915–1993), English poet and musicianMolly Duncan (1945–2019), Scottish saxophonistMolly Dunsworth (born 1990), Canadian actressMolly Engstrom (born 1983), American ice hockey playerMolly Ephraim (born 1986), American actressMolly Erdman , American actressMary "Mollie" Evans (1922–2016), British antique dealerMolly Fink (1896–1967), Australian socialiteMolly Fisk (born 1955), American poet and radio commentatorMolly Flaherty (1914–1989), Australian cricketerMolly Gaskin , Trinidad and Tobago environmentalistMolly Geertsema (1918–1991), Dutch politicianMolly Gibson , American girl and longest frozen embryo to be bornMolly Giles , American writerMolly Gloss (born 1944), American novelistMolly Glynn (1968–2014), American actressMolly Goddard , British fashion designerMolly Goodenbour (born 1972), American basketball player and coachMolly Goodman (born 1993), Australian rowerMolly Goodnight (1839–1926), American rancherMolly Gordon (born 1994), American actressMolly Gourlay (1898–1990), British golferMolly Grace , musical artistMolly Graham , Scottish amateur golferMolly Gray (born 1984), American politicianMolly Gregory (1914–2006), American artistMolly Guion (1910–1982), American painterMolly Hagan (born 1961), American actressMolly-Mae Hague (born 1999), English influencerMolly Hamley-Clifford (1887–1956), British actressMolly Hammar (born 1995), Swedish singer and songwriterMolly Hannis (born 1992), American swimmerMollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English authorMolly Harper , American writerMolly Harrison (curator) (1909–2002), English museum curator and authorMolly Harrower (1906–1999), American clinical psychologistMolly Hawkey (born 1978), American actress and photographerMolly Haskell (born 1939), American feminist film critic and authorMolly Hattersley , British educationistMolly Hawkey (born 1978), American actressMolly Costain Haycraft (1911–2005), Canadian writerMolly Healy , Australian cricketerMolly Henneberg (born 1973), American journalistMolly Hide (1913–1995), English cricketerMolly Hocking (born 2000), English singerMolly Holden (1927–1981), British poetMolly Holly (born 1977), American professional wrestlerMolly Holzschlag (1963–2023), American computer scientistMolly Howard , American politicianMolly Huddle (born 1984), American long-distance runnerMary Vivian "Molly" Hughes (1886–1956), British authorMollie Hunter (1922–2012), Scottish writerMolly Idle , American children's book illustratorMary "Molly" Ivins (1944–2007), American columnist, political commentator, humorist and authorMolly Izzard (1919–2004), English writerMolly Jahn , American plant geologistMolly Jenkins , American politicianMolly Jenson (born 1979), American singer songwriterMolly Jobe , American actress and singerMollie Johnson , 19th-century American Old West madam in South DakotaMargaret "Molly" Johnson (born 1959), Canadian singer and songwriterMolly Johnson (writer) (1931–2016), Swedish novelistMolly Jong-Fast (born 1978), American author and punditMolly Jovic (born 1995), Australian netball playerMolly Nawe Kamukama (born 1973), Ugandan politicianMollie Katzen (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writerM. M. Kaye (1908–2004), British writer, author of The Far Pavilions Molly Kazan (1906–1963), American dramatistMary "Molly" Keane (née Mary Nesta Skrine; 1904–1996), Irish novelist and playwrightMolly Kearney (born 1992), American actor and comedianMolly Kehoe (born 2004), Caymanian footballerMolly Kelly (born 1949), American politicianMolly Kelly (rugby union) , Wales international rugby union playerMolly Kate Kestner (born 1995), American singerMolly Kiely (born 1969), Canadian-American alternative cartoonistMolly Killingbeck (born 1959), Canadian sprinterMollie King (born 1987), British singer with The SaturdaysMolly Kool (1916–2009), Canadian sea captainMolly Kreklow (born 1992), American volleyball playerMollie Kyle (1886–1937), survivor of the Osage Indian murders Molly Ladd-Taylor (born 1955), Canadian historianMolly Lambert , American journalistMolly Lamont (1910–2001), South African-born British film actressMolly Lanyero (born 1975), Ugandan politicianMolly Larkey , American artistMolly Lazechko (1926–2010), American politicianMolly Leach (born 1960), American graphic designerMolly Le Bas (1903–1996), British artistMolly Lefebure (1919–2013), British writerMolly Leishman (born 1998), New Zealand actressMolly Lewis (born 1989), American musicianMolly Lewis (basketball) (born 1989), Australian basketball playerMolly Lewis (whistler) , musical artistMolly Line (born 1977), American news correspondentMolly Luce (1896–1986), American painterMolly Ludlow (born 1987), American middle-distance runnerMolly Luft (1944–2010), German prostitute and brothel ownerMolly Macalister (1920–1979), New Zealand artistMolly MacArthur (1893–1972), English artist and stage designerMolly K. Macauley (1957–2016), American economistMary MacCarthy (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"Molly Murphy MacGregor , American educatorMolly Macindoe , American/New Zealander photographer and photojournalistMolly Mackey (born 1992), American softball player and coachMolly Maguires , 19th century secret society in IrelandMolly Mahood (1919–2017), British literary scholarMolly Malone Cook (1925–2005), American photographer and partner to Mary OliverMolly Malone (1888-1952), stage name of American actress Violet MaloneMolly F. Mare (1914–1997), British marine biologistMolly Marples (1908–1998), microbial ecologistMolly Mason , American musician and composerMolly Mathews , Australian basketball playerMolly Mayeux , American producerMolly McCann (born 1990), English mixed martial artistMolly McCloskey (born 1964), American writerMolly McClure (1919–2008), American actressMollie McConnell (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actressMolly McCook (born 1990), American actressMolly McGee (1952–1994), American gridiron football playerMolly S. McGlennen , American poetMolly McGlynn , Canadian film and television director and screenwriterMolly McGrann , American poetMolly McGrath (born 1989), American sportscaster and studio hostMolly McGreevy (1936–2015), American actressMolly McGuire , American musicianMolly McKay , American lawyerMolly McKenna (born 2006), British trampoline gymnastMolly McQuade , American poet, critic and editorMolly Meacher, Baroness Meacher (born 1940), British politicianMolly Meech (born 1993), New Zealand sailorMolly Meldrum (born 1943), Australian music journalist and media personalityMolly Menchel (born 1991), American soccer playerMolly Meyvisch (born 1995), Belgian cyclistMolly A. Michael , American political operativeMolly Miller , American women's college basketball coachMolly Molloy (1940–2016), American dancer, choreographer and teacherMolly Moore , several peopleMolly Morgan (c. 1762–1835), convict transported to Australia, landowner and farmerMolly R. Morris (born 1956), American ecologistMolly Morse , American civil engineerMolly Jugadai Napaltjarri (c. 1954–2011), Australian artistMolly Nesbit (born 1952), American art critic and editorMolly Neuman (born 1972), American drummerMolly Newman , American television writer and producerMolly Nilsson (born 1984), Swedish singer songwriter and musicianMolly Nutley (born 1995), Swedish actressMolly Nyman , British composerMolly O'Bryan Vandemoer (born 1979), American sailorMolly O'Day (1909–1998), American actressMolly O'Day (singer) (1923–1987), American country music singer songwriterMolly O'Keefe , American novelistMolly O'Neill (1952–2019), American food writer, cookbook author and journalist Molly O'Reilly , Irish Easter Rising ActivistMollie Orshansky (1915–2006), American economist and statisticianMolly Knox Ostertag (born 1991), American cartoonist and writerMolly O'Toole , American immigration and security reporterMolly Parden , American folk musicianMolly Neptune Parker (1939–2020), American basketweaverMolly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actressMolly Parkin (born 1932), Welsh painter, novelist and journalistMolly Peacock (born 1947), American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writerMolly Pearson (1875–1959), Scottish stage actressMolly Penfold , New Zealand cricketerMolly Pesce (born 1963), American actressMolly Peters , English actress and modelMollie Phillips (1907–1994), British figure skaterMolly Picklum , Australian professional surferMolly Picon (née Małka Opiekun; 1898–1992), American actress in Yiddish theatre and filmMolly Pike (born 2001), English footballerMolly Pitcher , nickname of a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauleyMolly Poppinz , Australian drag performerMolly Price (born 1966), American actressMolly Przeworski , American population geneticistMolly Qerim (born 1984), American sports anchorMolly C. Quinn (born 1993), American actressMolly Quinn (born 1993), American actressMolly Rainford (born 2000), English actress and singerMolly M. Raiser , American politicianMolly Ranson , American actress and singerMolly Rapert (born 1963), marketing academicMolly Raphael , American librarianMolly Raynor (1905–1976), New Zealand-born actressMolly Reilly (1922–1980), Canadian pilotMolly Renshaw (born 1996), English swimmerMolly Reynolds , Australian producer, screenwriter and directorMolly Rhone (born 1944), Jamaican politicianMolly Ringwald (born 1968), American actress, singer, and dancerMolly Ritson (born 1999), Australian rules footballerMolly Robson (born 1942), Australian politicianMolly Rush , American activistMolly Samuel-Leport (born 1961), British karatekaMolly Sandén (born 1992), Swedish singerMolly Sarlé , American musicianMolly Schaus (born 1988), American ice hockey goaltender and coachMolly Schumer , American scientistMolly Schuyler (born 1979), American competitive eaterMolly Scott , several peopleMolly Scuffil-McCabe (born 1995), Irish rugby union playerMolly Searcy (born 1986), American voice actressMolly Seaton , Northern Irish footballerMolly Elliot Seawell (1860–1916), American dramatistMolly Secours , American film producerMolly Seidel (born 1994), American long-distance runnerMolly Shannon (born 1964), American comic actressMolly Shattuck (born c. 1967), American socialite and oldest NFL cheerleaderMolly Shoichet , Canadian biomedical engineerMolly Silfen (born 1980), American judgeMolly Simpson (born 2002), Canadian track cyclistMolly Sims (born 1973), American model and actressMary Mollie Skinner (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
Molly Smith , American theatre directorMolly Smith (producer) (born 1973), American film producerMolly Smitten-Downes (born 1987), British singer-songwriterMolly Smolen , American ballet dancerMary "Mollie" Sneden (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American RevolutionMolly Soda (born 1989), performance artistMolly Spearman (born 1954), American teacher and politicianMolly Spotted Elk (1903–1977), American actressMolly Springfield (born 1977), American artistMolly Stanton (born 1980), American actressMolly Stark (1737–1814), American Revolutionary War figureMarthe "Mollie" Steimer (1897–1980), Russian-American anarchist, trade unionist, anti-war activist and free-speech campaignerMolly Sterling (born 1998), Irish singer and songwriterMolly Stevens (born 1974), British academicMolly Strano (born 1992), Australian cricketerMollie Sugden (1922–2009), British actressMolly Sullivan French (born 1979), American team reporterMolly Sullivan Sliney (born 1966), American fencerMolly Summerhayes (born 1997), British freestyle skierMolly DeWolf Swenson , American film producerMolly Tanzer (born 1981), American writerMolly Tarlov (born 1986), American actressMolly Tay (born 1952), Singaporean swimmerMolly Taylor (born 1988), Australian female racing driverMememolly (born Molly Templeton in 1989), British-Canadian Internet personalityMolly Thompson-Smith (born 1997), British rock climberMollie Tibbetts (1998–2018), American murder victim
Molly Turner (1923–2016), American journalistMolly Tuttle (born 1993), American singer and musicianMolly Urquhart (1906–1977), Scottish actressMolly Van Nostrand (born 1965), American tennis playerMolly Verney (1675–1696), British artistMolly Walker , English footballerMolly Manning Walker , British cinematographer, screenwriter and directorMolly Watcke (born 1971), American long-distance runnerMolly Weaver (born 1994), British cyclistMolly Weir (1910–2004), Scottish actressMolly White (politician) (born 1958), American politician in the Texas House of RepresentativesMolly White (writer) (born 1993), American software engineerMolly Wieland , English diverMolly Williams , first known female and Black firefighter in the U.S.Molly Williamson , American diplomatMolly Windsor (born 1997), British actressMolly Wizenberg , American chef, entrepreneur and writerMolly Wood (born 1975), American executive editor and writerMolly Worthen , American politician and journalistMolly Wright , several peopleMolly Yard (1912–2005), American feministMolly Yeh (born 1989), American chefMolly Yestadt , American fashion designerMolly Zuckerman-Hartung , American painter
Fictional characters
In television and film
Julie's Aunt Molly from Barney & Friends : The Alphabet Zoo
Molly Goldberg, from The Goldbergs (broadcast series)
Molly, one of the main characters in Cat Kid Comic Club
Molly Jones, from A Country Practice
Molly Baker, English name of Naru Osaka from Sailor Moon
Molly Carter , from The Young and the Restless Molly Coddle, from Bump in the Night (TV series)
Molly Dobbs , from Coronation Street Molly Flynn-Biggs , from Mike & Molly Molly Hooper , from Sherlock Molly Lasch, from We'll Meet Again (2002 film)
Molly Lansing-Davis , from General Hospital Molly MacDonald, from Arthur (TV series)
Molly Monster, from Little Muppet Monsters
Molly the Mermaid, from Barney and the Backyard Gang : A Day at the Beach
Molly O'Brien , from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Molly Walker , from Heroes (American TV series)Molly , from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Molly , from Friends and Joey Eva "Molly" Wei , from Ōban Star-Racers Molly , from The Big Comfy Couch Molly Davis , from Toy Story Molly Williams, from My Little Pony (TV series)
Molly, from Annie (1982 film)
Molly, from The Bubble Guppies
Molly, from Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Molly, from The Basil Brush Show
Molly, from Thomas & Friends
Molly McGee , from The Ghost and Molly McGee Molly McGee, from Fibber McGee and Molly
Molly Harper , from Final Destination 5 Molly Collins , from The Amazing World of Gumball Molly Weasley , from the Harry Potter Molly Solverson , from Fargo (TV series)Molly Gunn, from Uptown Girls
Molly Cunningham, from TaleSpin
Molly Cobb, from For All Mankind (TV Series)
In books and comics
Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester BrisleyMolly Millions (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William GibsonMolly McIntire , protagonist from the American Girl seriesMolly Moon , from the Molly Moon seriesMolly Weasley , from the Harry Potter seriesMolly Weasley Jr., Percy Weasley's daughter in the Harry Potter
Molly Bloom , wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Shamrock
Mollie , from the novel Animal Farm Molly Mallard , a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's paternal grandmotherMolly Carpenter , whose full name is Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, is initially featured in The Dresden Files Molly the Goldfish Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic
Molly, shortened name of Lady Emily Lenox, the sister-in-law of Charles Lenox in Charles Finch 's mysteries
Molly Gibson, main character in Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters
In Music
Animals
See also
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