moll

moll · noun¹

From Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary (see also Molly).

moll · adjective²

1. Latin · derived frommollis“soft, tender, elegiac”
2. German · borrowed fromMoll
3. English todaymoll

From German Moll, from Latin mollis (“soft, tender, elegiac”). Compare molle (“flat (in music)”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål moll.

Moll · proper noun³

From Molly, a diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.

Words from the same roots