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Meaning and origin
Molly is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Bitter`.


Where is it used?
The name Molly is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Mair (In Welsh)
María (In Spanish)
Mŕiri (In Scottish)
Marya (In Russian)
Maryam (In Muslim)
Mariam (In Muslim)
Moirrey (In Manx)
Miriam (In Jewish, English and in the bible)
Máirín (In Irish)
Máire (In Irish)
Mara (In Hungarian)
Mária (In Hungarian)
Mele (In Hawaiian)
Malia (In Hawaiian)
Maleah (In Hawaiian)
Marie (In French and in Czech)
Maija (In Finnish)
Mamie (In English)
Marilyn (In English)
Marija (In Croatian, Slovene, Serbian and in Lithuanian)
Mariamne (In Other languages)
Melle (In Other languages)


In combination with other names:
In English: Maryanne (F)
In English: Marylou (F)
In English: Maryann (F)
In English: Rosemary (F)
In English: Marian (F)
In English: Marilena (F)
In English: Marilene (F)


For the opposite sex use:
In Other languages: Marian (M)


See also
In Welsh, Finnish and in Hungarian: Mari (F)
In Russian: Masha (F)
In Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian and in English: Maria (F)
In English and in the bible: Mary (F)
In English: Polly (F)
In English: Pollie (F)
In English: Marion (F)
In English: Pollyanna
In English: Mariel (F)
In English: Mollie (F)
In Dutch: Marijke (F)
In Czech, Slovak and in Hungarian: Marika (F)


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Molly`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Molly:
   Its warm and friendly.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Its a childish name. Doesn't usually fit with adults. And people think your name is REALLY Margaret
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   I was originally Sarah Elizabeth. Mom changed it when she saw me... or so she says...?
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2. The best thing about the name Molly:
   It's a cute name, but not many people have it!
   The worst thing about the name:
   It'a bit boring.
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   I'd want to be name Charlotte
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   Not many nicknames...
3. The best thing about the name Molly:
   its sooooo cute and it sounds friendly
   The worst thing about the name:
   people spelling it wrong ugh that annoys me when people spell it mollie
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   um...probably Jackie
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   i love the nicknames my friend calls me molls lol
4. The best thing about the name Molly:
   its cute and friendly.
   The worst thing about the name:
   alot of people name their dogs this! so people always say, oh thats my dogs name
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   it would have been tommy-john. thank goodness i was a girl or i would have been destined to be a dork
   Extra information:
   i love my name more and more the older i get
5. The best thing about the name Molly:
   The variation of the name - Moll! It means ' a gangsters girlfriend'... awesome... :)
   The worst thing about the name:
   When people say it means bitter when it actually means bitterly wanted... or at least thats what i believe... also that song polly had a dolly, everyone changes it to Molly had a dolly
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   I would be Amanda or Darcy... if I was a boy i'd be called albert... im glad im a girl!!!!
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   It has heaps of meanings - bitterly wanted, bitter, gangstas gf, star of the sea, the perfect one... but they are not all the main ones...
6. The best thing about the name Molly:
   old fashioned and cute
   The worst thing about the name:
   The nicknames that come along with it.
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   I wouldn't want my name to be anything else. If I would have been a boy it would have been Benjamin
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7. The best thing about the name Molly:
   Molly is an elite name.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Molly McButter, Good Golly Miss Molly.
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   ?
   Extra information:
   It's a great name to have.
8. The best thing about the name Molly:
   Theres a lot of fun songs you can make up about the name Molly. My husband has an extensive repertoire.
   The worst thing about the name:
   
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   
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9. The best thing about the name Molly:
   it's special
   The worst thing about the name:
   People always say 'here comes the molly big fat and jolly
   If my name wasn`t Molly....:
   my name would change and i'd have different parents
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10. The best thing about the name Molly:
    i love the 'Y' at the end. it seems happy. my family and friends give me lots of nicknames and it they are pretty funy nicknames. i love my name i wouldnt change it at all. sure its getting more common. but to me its very original and unique
    The worst thing about the name:
    i get confused when someone says mom, mommy, along those lines. especially when they are far away. and since people call me 'moll' i talk to people who are really talking to their mom.
    If my name wasn`t Molly....:
    yeah, well i dont know. maybe. my dad was going to name me marlenna.- to go along with my younger sisters name arrianna[ even though she is my half sister0 i think molly in fun and unique. and i really like the name molly. its a complete irish name and im mostly irish. i love my name really. it fits me
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