Mallory

Mal·lo·ry
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US, UK/ˈmæləɹi/

proper noun

An English surname from Old French.

Similar
Mallet
OriginOld French maleure →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English surname from Old French.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. computer securitycomputingThe malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.

    Synonyms: Mallet

  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
    2. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota.
    3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.

Similar
Mallet
Also see
mallet

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmaleure
  2. EnglishMallory

From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”) (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Mallory

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Anagrams

morally
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APA

Mallory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallory

MLA

“Mallory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mallory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallory.

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