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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"
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About Moll

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,

Pronounced MAHL.

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  • Mary "Moll" Davis

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  • "Moll Flanders

    " 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe and its main character

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    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"

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    slang for a female criminal or a gangster's girlfriend

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