Moll
Short form of Molly, diminutive of Mary, Hebrew or Egyptian"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
Moll Origin and Meaning
The name Moll is a girl's name meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved".
Moll is one of those names that is used all the time as a nickname for a nickname, but rarely put on the birth certificate. Moll Flanders is an eponymous 18th century novel by Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe,
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Famous People Named Moll
- Mary "Moll" DavisEnglish actress; mistress to King Charles II
Moll in Pop Culture
- "Moll Flanders" 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe and its main character
- Moll Yellowhammerthe "Chaste Maid" of the title of Thomas Middleton's play "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" (1611,13)
- Moll Hackaboutmain character in William Hogarth's "A Harlot's Progress"
- Mollcharacter in the 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock"
- Gun mollslang for a female criminal or a gangster's girlfriend