Moll
English
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.
Proper noun
Moll
- (archaic) A pet name for Mary.
- 1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edling, […], published 1722, →OCLC:
- The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (book title)
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Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
Noun
Moll n (strong, genitive Moll, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Moll [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: moll
Etymology 2
Noun
Moll m (strong, genitive Molles or Molls, plural Molle or Molls))
- cotton molton
- Synonyms: Molton, Baumwollmolton
Declension
Declension of Moll [masculine, strong]
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Moll m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Molls or (with an article) Moll, feminine genitive Moll, plural Molls)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Moll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Moll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Moll (Gewebe)” in Duden online
- “Moll (Tongeschlecht)” in Duden online
- Moll on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Yola
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of Maree.
Proper noun
Moll
- a female given name
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 15:
- Zyin "Thaar gows Peg an Moll an Kaat
- Saying "There goes Peg and Moll and Kate,
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
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