Moll

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See also: moll and møll

English

Etymology

A diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.

Proper noun

Moll

  1. (archaic) A pet name for Mary.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Daniel Defoe, The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

Anagrams


German

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mollis

Noun

Moll n (genitive Moll, no plural)

  1. (music) minor
Declension

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Antonyms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Moll m or f (genitive Molls)

  1. a surname