What name does Molly come from?

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Cazziemc	Report	22 Oct 2003 20:39
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Hi, I wonder if anybody knows if Molly was a proper name in its own right, or if it was a name derived from another?? Thanks, Carol
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 1 596 Send Message	George	Report	22 Oct 2003 20:40
	Got this off Behind the Name site, MOLLY f English Pronounced: MAWL-ee Pet form of MARY It is also a name on its own. George
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Cazziemc	Report	22 Oct 2003 20:43
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 772 Send Message	Rapid Response!! Thanks George. Carol
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1 487 Send Message	Bob	Report	22 Oct 2003 23:11
	My mother in law was Maureen but always called Molly
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 2 783 Send Message	Sue	Report	23 Oct 2003 01:17
	My Mum was baptised Mollie. Don't know where my Grandparents got the name from though, but Mum was always proud of it and got very cross when it was mis-spelled! Sue
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 3 797 Send Message	Zoe	Report	23 Oct 2003 11:16
	My grandmother was a Molly who's birth name was Maud. Zoe