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 feminine names that begin with M, such as Margaret, Martha, Martina or Melinda.

People

Women

Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1841—October 2, 1918), also known as "Aunt Mollie" and the "Circus Queen of the Southwest," was an American businesswoman, circus performer, and spy. Biography Early life Mollie Arline Kirkland was born ...

(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 Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to: Animals * '' Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** '' Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species * A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid) People * Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of perso ...

(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 Molly Burch (born October 23, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Based in Austin, Texas, her music often reflects themes of heartbreak and loss. She is the lead vocalist and writer. Burch studied jazz vocal performance at UNC Asheville and ...

(born 1990), American musician * Molly Burnett (born 1988), American actress and singer * Molly Carlson (born 1998), Canadian high diver * Molly Crabapple (née Jennifer Caban; born 1983), American artist and writer * Molly Dunsworth (born 1990), Canadian actress *

Molly Engstrom Molly Marie Engstrom (born March 1, 1983) is an American retired ice hockey player and the cuurent head coach of the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I. During her playing ca ...

(born 1983), American ice hockey player * Mary "Mollie" Evans (1922–2016), British antique dealer * Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English author *

Molly Harrison (curator) Molly Harrison ( Hodgett; 23 September 1909 – 7 August 2002) was an English museum curator and author who was curator of the Geffrye Museum from 1941 to 1969. She added the museum's first modern room in her belief history did not end at the Vi ...

(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 Mollie Johnson was a 19th-century madam in Deadwood, South Dakota. Johnson was born in Alabama, and migrated west due to the demand for working prostitutes. Indications are that she began working that trade in her early teens, around the age of 15 ...

, 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 Mollie Katzen (born October 13, 1950, in Rochester, New York, U.S.) is an American cookbook author and artist. The author of twelve cookbooks (all of which she also illustrated), she is best known for the hand-lettered, illustrated ''Moosewood C ...

(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 Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress. Life and career Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. After winning a beauty contest in South Africa she was offered a contract by British ...

(1910–2001), South African-born British film actress *

Mary MacCarthy Mary, Lady MacCarthy (August 1882 – 29 December 1953) was a British writer; known for her involvement in the "Bloomsbury Group", and commonly called Molly. She was born Mary Warre-Cornish in Lynton, Devon; the daughter of schoolmaster and m ...

(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 McGlynn, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter *

Molly Nyman Molly Nyman has composed numerous film scores. She is the elder daughter of composer Michael Nyman, and appeared in Peter Greenaway's ''The Falls'', as did her mother, Aet Nyman. Nyman was awarded the Women's International Film & Television Sho ...

, 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 non-fiction writer *

Molly Pearson Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Pearson (1875 – 29 January 1959) was a Scottish stage actress of the early 20th century. She was born in Edinburgh. Theatrical career Pearson performed in numerous places around the world, including England, the Unite ...

(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 Molly Shattuck (née George) is an American socialite, convicted sex offender and child rapist. She is the former wife of businessman Mayo A. Shattuck III. She came to national prominence when she became the then-oldest cheerleader on record fo ...

(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), British-Canadian Internet personality * Mollie Tibbetts (1998–2018), American murder victim * Molly Tuttle (born 1993), American singer and musician *

Molly White (writer) Molly White (born 1993) is an American software engineer, Wikipedia editor, and crypto skeptic. Known as a prominent critic of the decentralized blockchain (Web3) and cryptocurrency industries, her website, ''Web3 Is Going Just Great'', doc ...

(born 1993/1994), American software engineer, Wikipedia editor, and cryptocurrency critic *

Molly White (politician) Molly Suzanne White (née Gosney; born February 26, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. She represented District 55 for one term, from 2015 through 2017. Political activism On January 29, 2015, White put u ...

(born 1958), American politician *

Molly Wood Molly Kristin Wood (born May 23, 1975) is an American venture capitalist, podcast host, and journalist. Early life and education Molly Wood was born in Helena, Montana on May 23, 1975. She graduated in May 1997 with a BA in journalism with a mi ...

(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 A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1990 and December 1999. Lillie Belle Barber Lillie Belle Barber first appeared in 1990 a ...

, from ''The Young and the Restless'' * Molly Coddle, from ''Bump in the Night'' (TV series) * Molly Dobbs, from ''Coronation Street'' * Molly Flynn-Biggs, from ''Mike & Molly'' * Molly Hooper, from ''Sherlock'' * Molly Lasch, from ''We'll Meet Again'' (2002 film) * Molly Lansing-Davis, from ''General Hospital'' * Molly MacDonald, from ''Arthur'' (TV series) * Molly Monster, from ''

Little Muppet Monsters ''Little Muppet Monsters'' is a Saturday morning television series featuring the Muppets that aired three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of '' Muppet Babies'' did so well in the ratings, that CBS decided to expand the series from ...

'' * Molly the Mermaid, from '' Barney and 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'' (American TV series) * Molly, from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Molly, from ''Friends'' and ''Joey'' * Eva "Molly" Wei, from ''Ōban Star-Racers'' * Molly, from ''The Big Comfy Couch'' * Molly Davis, from ''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 Ghost and Molly McGee'' * Molly McGee, from '' Fibber McGee and Molly'' * Molly Harper, from ''Final Destination 5'' * Molly Collins, from '' The Amazing World of Gumball'' * Molly Weasley, from the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students a ...

'' franchise * Molly Solverson, from ''Fargo'' (TV series) * 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 Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to: Animals * ''Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** ''Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species * A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid) People * Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of persons ...

, protagonist from the ''American Girl'' series * Molly Moon, from the ''Molly Moon'' series * Molly Weasley, from the ''Harry Potter'' series *

Molly Bloom Molly Bloom is a fictional character in the 1922 novel ''Ulysses'' by James Joyce. The wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the ''Odyssey''. The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Pe ...

, wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' * Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero

Shamrock A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name ''shamrock'' comes from Irish (), which is the diminutive o ...

* Mollie, from the novel ''Animal Farm'' *

Molly Mallard File:Glasgow 1877 by Don Rosa.jpg, 329px, ''Glasgow 1877'', Clan McDuck portrait by Don Rosa; left to right: Jake, Matilda, Downy, Fergus, Hortense, Scrooge (age 10), and Angus; wall portraits: Malcolm, Eider, Quackly, Roast, and Hugh (Clicking o ...

, 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 ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number o ...

'' franchise * Molly, shortened name of Lady Emily Lenox, the sister-in-law of Charles Lenox in

Charles Finch Charles Finch (born 1980) is an American author and literary critic. He has written a series of mystery novels set in Victorian era England, as well as literary fiction and numerous essays and book reviews. Life and career Finch was born in N ...

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