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 .

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 Burch (born 1990), American musician
• 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 Harrison (1909–2002), English museum curator and 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 McCook (born 1990), American 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 Lasch, a character in the 2012 movie We'll Meet Again
• Molly Lansing, from General Hospital
• Molly MacDonald, from Arthur
• Molly Monster, from Little Muppet Monsters
• Molly the Mermaid, from Barney & the Backyard Gang: A Day at the Beach
• Molly O'Brien, from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• 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 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
• Molly, from The Basil Brush Show
• Molly McGee, from the Disney Channel's The Ghost and Molly McGee
• 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
• Molly Gunn, from Uptown Girls

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

See also[]

• Moll (disambiguation)

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