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Moll

OriginShort form of Molly, diminutive of Mary, Hebrew or Egyptian"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Meaning"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#15365

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Variation of Mary

Famous Molls

  • Mary "Moll" Davis

    English actress; mistress to King Charles II

Moll in pop culture

  • "Moll Flanders

    " 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe and its main character

  • Moll Yellowhammer

    the "Chaste Maid" of the title of Thomas Middleton's play "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" (1611,13)

  • Moll Hackabout

    main character in William Hogarth's "A Harlot's Progress"

  • Moll

    character in the 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock"

  • Gun moll

    slang for a female criminal or a gangster's girlfriend

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