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Re: the name molly -origins
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ok. that makes sense. molly is an english name then. i thought it was irish. it's really confusing. there is alot of confusion about the name molly out there on the web. thanks again for all of the help.
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Molly is an English name, but it is also the anglicisation of the Irish Mailti and Mallaidh, nicknames for Máire.
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Which still bring it back to Mary etymologically anyway.Man, this thread is really long!
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