Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.
The only times I've ever come across it is as a diminutive for a host of names... although I do also have several friends who were given it as their full name. A great great aunt of mine who recently died at over 90 was known as Molly although her real name was Mary Maude. I've seen it used as a diminutive for Margaret as well, but as far as I know it's the diminutive of Mary.
This is all that I know about it, but I'd be interested to know if it does have roots in Sanskrit.
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Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  Molly Nudo  ·  6/4/2005, 3:01 PM
Mali is the standard Welsh spelling of Molly :) nt  ·  Cerise Demonheart  ·  6/6/2005, 6:51 AM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  Miss Claire  ·  6/4/2005, 5:02 PM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  hugh Curran  ·  6/6/2005, 6:20 PM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  Imogen  ·  6/4/2005, 3:33 PM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  Jae  ·  6/4/2005, 3:32 PM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  তন্ময় ভট  ·  6/4/2005, 3:58 PM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  Molly Nudo  ·  6/6/2005, 8:05 AM
Re: Origin of "Molly, Mali, Moli, Molli", etc.  ·  তন্ময় ভট  ·  6/6/2005, 9:41 AM
Question:  ·  Lala  ·  6/4/2005, 5:41 PM
Re: Question:  ·  তন্ময় ভট  ·  6/4/2005, 7:52 PM
Been meaning to ask you something.  ·  Charlie Blue  ·  6/5/2005, 2:16 PM
Re: Been meaning to ask you something.  ·  তন্ময় ভট  ·  6/5/2005, 3:08 PM
Ahh... Thank you. (m)  ·  Charlie Blue  ·  6/5/2005, 3:37 PM