Message: "Mallory/Malory on a boy"

Mallory/Malory on a boy

by Dracotorix

12/6/2023, 8:57 AM

Does Mallory or Malory work as a first name for a boy? Better as a middle name?

Mallory itself seems dated as a feminine name, but I think Mal is still a popular nickname for boys and it would be fun to be named after Sir Thomas Malory. Still not something I'd use myself, but what do you think?

It seems like it should be unisex since it's a surname but it's only listed as feminine and only charted in the US, one big spike in the 80's and then a slow decline from there. I'm surprised it never became popular as a male first name.
(Maybe it's because nobody wants to be called 'unfortunate', but other names have gotten popular with bad meanings.)

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- namesarecool285

12/8/2023, 8:45 AM

I’m sorry, but I see this name exclusively as a girl name; it’s because I really like it on a girl. It rhymes with the name Valerie (a girl name), as well. Maybe if a handsome dude were named Mallory, my mindset would change.

- itsgwenagain

12/7/2023, 7:15 AM

I wouldn't recommend it

- InVain34

12/6/2023, 9:58 PM

I've never heard it for boy because it sounds feminine for me. It's fine for me. I prefer Mallory for girl over boy.

- Theophania (blaaarg)

12/6/2023, 2:02 PM

Oh man, this is totally unheard of. But I kinda like it.

- Gingersnap (Ranchie)

12/6/2023, 2:01 PM

To me it doesn't work, but that's probably because I grew up in the U.S. in the '90's and knew a lot of girls named Mallory.

- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)

12/6/2023, 1:02 PM

I like Mal for a boy, and Mallory or Malory as a full name for Mal is unique and fun. I think it could be nice on a character.

- RB Constance (Constant)

12/6/2023, 11:04 AM

I like Malory/ Mallory, but the meaning is unfortunate. More than other names with less than great meanings, I can imagine it triggering people's superstitions. It can see it as a middle name more than a first for a modern kid.

For a boy, I like Bellamy. For a girl, Valorie / Valory.

This message was edited 12/6/2023, 11:05 AM

- Wordsmith

12/6/2023, 11:00 AM

I definitely think it could work, and I certainly prefer it on a boy. Mal is very masculine (but not macho).

- Kerilyntaryn21

12/6/2023, 10:25 AM

I don't like it for a boy

- persyflower653

12/6/2023, 10:09 AM

I don't like this name for either

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