Molly (name)
Molly (also spelled Molli or Mollie) is a diminutive of the Hebrew feminine name Mary. It may less commonly be used as a diminutive for popular feminine names that begin with M, such as Margaret, Martha, Martina or Melinda. It most commonly means “sea of bitterness”, “star of the sea”, or “rebelliousness/rebellion”.
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɒli/ |
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| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Irish and English |
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People
Men
- Malcolm Molly Duncan (1945–2019), Scottish tenor saxophonist, founding member of the Average White Band
- Ian Molly Meldrum (born 1943), Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur
Women
- Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, wartime nurse and alleged Confederate spy
- Molly Bang (born 1943), American Illustrator
- Martina "Molly" Beck (born 1979), German retired biathlete
- Molly Bee (1939–2009), stage name of Mollie Gene Beachboard, American country music singer
- Molly Bish (1983–2000), American murder victim
- Molly Brant (c. 1736–1796), prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution
- Margaret "The Unsinkable Molly" Brown (1867–1932), survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, philanthropist and activist
- Molly Burnett (born 1988), American actress and singer
- Molly Crabapple (née Jennifer Caban; born 1983), American artist and writer
- Molly Dunsworth (born 1990), Canadian actress
- Molly Engstrom (born 1983), American ice hockey player
- Mary "Mollie" Evans (1922–2016), British antique dealer
- Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English author
- Molly Hawkey (born 1978), American actress and photographer
- Molly Haskell (born 1939), American feminist film critic and author
- Mary Vivian "Molly" Hughes, British author
- Mollie Hunter (1922–2012), Scottish writer
- Mary "Molly" Ivins (1944–2007), American columnist, political commentator, humorist and author
- Mollie Johnson, 19th century American Old West madam in South Dakota
- Margaret "Molly" Johnson (born 1959), Canadian singer and songwriter
- M. M. Kaye (1908–2004), British writer, author of The Far Pavilions
- Mollie Katzen (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writer
- Mary "Molly" Keane (née Mary Nesta Skrine; 1904–1996), Irish novelist and playwright
- Mollie King (born 1987), British singer with The Saturdays
- Molly Lamont (1910–2001), South African-born British film actress
- Mary MacCarthy (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"
- Mollie McConnell (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actress
- Molly Nyman, British composer
- Mollie Orshansky (1915–2006), American economist and statistician
- Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress
- Molly Parkin (born 1932), Welsh painter, novelist and journalist
- Molly Peacock (born 1947), American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative nonfiction writer
- Molly Pearson (1875–1959), Scottish stage actress
- Mollie Phillips (1907–1994), British figure skater
- Molly Picon (née Małka Opiekun; 1898–1992), American actress in Yiddish theatre and film
- Molly 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 McCauley
- Molly Quinn (born 1993), American actress
- Molly Ringwald (born 1968), American actress, singer, and dancer
- Molly Sandén (born 1992), Swedish singer
- Molly Shannon (born 1964), American comic actress
- Molly Shattuck (born c. 1967), American socialite and oldest NFL cheerleader
- Molly Sims (born 1973), American model and actress
- Mary Mollie Skinner (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
- Molly Smitten-Downes (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
- Mary "Mollie" Sneden (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American Revolution
- Marthe "Mollie" Steimer (1897–1980), Russian-American anarchist, trade unionist, anti-war activist and free-speech campaigner
- Mollie Sugden (1922–2009), British actress
- Mememolly (born Molly Templeton in 1989), English Internet personality
- Mollie Tibbetts (1998-2018), American murder victim
- Molly Tuttle (born 1993), American singer and musician
- Molly White (born 1958), American politician
- Molly Wood (born 1975), American executive editor and writer
Fictional characters
In television and film
- Molly Jones, from A Country Practice
- Molly Baker, English name of Naru Osaka from Sailor Moon
- Molly Carter, from Insecure
- Molly Coddle, from Bump in the Night
- Molly Dobbs, from Coronation Street
- Molly Flynn-Biggs, from Mike & Molly
- Molly Hooper, from Sherlock
- Molly Lansing, from General Hospital
- Molly Monster, from Little Muppet Monsters
- Molly O'Brien, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Molly Walker, from Heroes
- Molly (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Molly (Friends)
- Molly (Star-Racers)
- Molly (The Big Comfy Couch)
- Molly (Thomas the Tank Engine)
- Molly (Toy Story)
- Molly Williams, from My Little Pony (TV series)
- Molly, from Annie (1982 film)
- Molly, from Bubble Guppies
- Molly, from The Basil Brush Show
- Molly Harper, from Final Destination 5
- Molly Collins from The Amazing World of Gumball
- Molly Weasley from Harry Potter series
- Molly Solverson, from the FX TV series Fargo
In books and comics
- Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
- Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William Gibson
- Molly McIntire, protagonist from the American Girl series
- Molly Moon, from the Molly Moon series
- Molly Weasley, from the Harry Potter series
- Molly Bloom, wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses
- Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Shamrock
- Mollie, fictional character from the novel Animal Farm
- Molly Mallard, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's paternal grandmother
- Molly Carpenter, whose full name is Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, is initially featured in The Dresden Files as a recurring character, but grows into a main role in the novels following "Proven Guilty".
- Molly the Goldfish Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic franchise
Animals
- Polly and Molly, cloned sheep
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