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Where does “Molly” come from?

Molly (Swedish) comes from English Molly, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.

Ancestry of “Molly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMollyThe crystalline or powdered form of MDMA; A Molly...
2EnglishmaryA male homosexual
3Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīa—
6Ancient GreekΜαρία—
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →