The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Maolmhuaidh“descendant of Maolmhuadh”
- English todayMolloy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compare Logue.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.