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A friend of mine is named Molly Catherine. It seems to have aged well with her however, I prefer naming a child Margaret and nicknaming them Molly.

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Round here, if you named someone MAry nn Molly, people would think you were mad! It's fairly common where I live to get little Molly-May/Mollie-Maes and Molly-Maries.

I've only known three Mollys in my lifetime:

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1. my childhood Beagle, Molly B;
2. a middle-school student (spelled Mollie) who goes by her mn, Jennifer; and
3. a middle-aged woman.

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In all three cases, Molly wasn't a nick for Mary. I've discovered that most people today don't even realize that Molly is actually a nn for Mary. After all, nns have been evolving for over a thousand years (at least) and much of the knowledge of how they were derived has been lost. The middle-aged Molly told me quite adamantly that Molly is *the* Irish version of Mary. I just smiled and nodded. After all, SHE was Irish! ;-)

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I'm usually a stickler for formal first names, however, Molly (along with Jack and Sally) is so far removed from Mary that it makes more sense to go with Molly as far as I'm concerned.

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BTW, I do know a woman named Polly. When I told her that Polly is indeed a form of Mary she thought that was pretty cool and actually considered Meredith (nn Merry) for a dd (she had a son instead).

My aunt's name is Molly, just Molly. Same with every other Molly I know. Its origins aside, I think as far as practical usage is concerned Molly is its own name. In my experience it'd be *way* more unusual to meet a Mary nn Molly. Same goes for Mame or Mamie.

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My friend just had a cousin born a few months back named Molly. I think it's adorable, and it works fine as a full name imo.

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I know a few Molly's...just looking at the popularity of the name Molly shows the increase in people using it as a fm on its own.
I personally prefer it as a nickname for Mary or Margaret as then it seems more formal when they are older.

Well, people where I live use Molly as a fn more frequently than Mary, so... yes. I actually know a girl named Molly Marie (how scary is that?).

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I like Molly or Mollie as a fn, as well as Mary. Also, Polly's nice.

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Yes. My former child hood best friend's name is Molly. Nobody in my area calls Marys Mollys.

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