Molly

== English == === Alternative forms === Mollie === Etymology === From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.li/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.li/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒli, (General American) -ɑːli === Proper noun === Molly A diminutive of Mary or, less often, Margaret. A female given name from Hebrew. ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: Mallaidh → Scottish Gaelic: Màili → Swedish: Molly === Noun === Molly (countable and uncountable, plural Mollies) (Canada, US, slang, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA. (historical) A Molly Maguire. == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Molly m (strong, genitive Mollys, plural Mollys) (slang) ecstasy, molly, mandy (the drug MDMA) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Molly”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Swedish == === Etymology === From English Molly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1806. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Molly c (genitive Mollys) a female given name