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Molly (name)

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Pronunciation
  
/ˈmɒ.liː/

Language(s)
  
English

Derived
  
Mary Margaret

Gender
  
Female

Alternative spelling
  
Mollie

Molly or Mollie is both a feminine given name and a pet-name for Mary or Margaret.

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People

  • Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, war-time nurse and alleged Confederate spy
  • Molly Bee (1939–2009), American country music singer
  • Molly Bish, American murder victim
  • Molly Brant, prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution
  • Margaret Brown, American survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic socialite, philanthropist, and activist
  • Molly Burnett, American actress and singer
  • Molly Crabapple, American artist and author
  • Molly Dunsworth, Canadian actress
  • Molly Engstrom, American ice hockey player
  • Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English author
  • Molly Hawkey, American actress and photographer
  • Molly Haskell, American feminist film critic and author
  • Molly Ivins, American columnist, political commentator, humorist and author
  • Mollie Katzen (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writer
  • Molly Keane, Irish novelist and playwright
  • Mollie King (born 1987), British singer with The Saturdays
  • Molly Lamont, South African-born British film actress
  • Molly Hughes, British author
  • Mollie Hunter (1922–2012), Scottish writer
  • Molly Johnson, Canadian singer and songwriter
  • Mary (Molly) MacCarthy (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"
  • Mollie McConnell (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actress
  • Molly Meldrum, Australian musician
  • Molly Nyman, British composer
  • Molly O'Brien (born 1952), Americana, bluegrass, R&B, and folk singer
  • Mollie Orshansky (1915–2006), American economist and statistician
  • Molly Parker, Canadian actress
  • Molly Parkin, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist
  • Molly Peacock, American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative nonfiction writer
  • Molly Pearson, stage actress of the early 20th century
  • Mollie Phillips (1907–1994), British figure skater
  • Molly Picon, American actress in Yiddish theatre and film
  • Molly Quinn, American actress
  • Molly Ringwald, American actress, singer, and dancer
  • Molly Sandén, Swedish singer
  • Molly Sims, American model and actress
  • Molly Shannon, American comic actress
  • Molly Shattuck, American socialite and oldest NFL cheerleader
  • Mollie Skinner (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
  • Molly Smitten-Downes, British singer
  • Molly S. White, Texas politician
  • Mollie Sneden (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American Revolution
  • 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
  • Molly Wood, American executive editor and writer

    • In television and film

  • Molly Baker, from Sailor Moon
  • Molly Dobbs, from Coronation Street
  • Molly Flynn-Biggs, from Mike & Molly
  • Molly Hooper, from Sherlock
  • Molly Lansing, from General Hospital
  • 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

    • In books and comics

  • Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
  • "Molly Manton's Romances" Volume 1, a Marvel Comic that was published by Atlas Comics in 1949
  • 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 in James Joyce's Ulysses
  • Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego Super Hero Shamrock, Marvel Comic
  • Mollie, fictional character from the novel Animal Farm
  • Molly Carpenter, from the Dresden Files series.
  • Molly, a fictional character from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

    • Animals

  • Polly and Molly, cloned sheep

    • References

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