Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.
If it has the spelling Mali (or
Mahli maybe), I wouldn't be surprised if it was a sanskrit name, but
Molly, Molli, and
Mollie are most likely not. Molly/Molli/Mollie was originally a short form of
Mary. It's actually English (and also used in
Ireland).
This message was edited 6/4/2005, 3:34 PM