Given name & surname
Molloy
“a noble chief”
Molloy is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “a noble chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a noble chief.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
From Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Molloy’s family of names
Molloy has a related form in Malloi. Molloy has a related form in Malloy. Molloy has a related form in Malloye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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