Molloy

M3O1L1L1O1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Maolmhuaidh →
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Meanings

proper nounMolloy (plural Molloys)

plural Molloys · alternative Malloy · alternative Mulloy

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Connor Barron, Kelle Roos and Anthony Stewart will all leave Aberdeen this summer but the Dons have signed defender Gavin Molloy and forward Peter Ambrose.

    2024 June 14, “Barron to leave but Aberdeen sign Molloy and Ambrose”, in BBC Sport, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Maolmhuaidh“descendant of Maolmhuadh”
  2. EnglishMolloy

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.

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APA

Molloy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molloy

MLA

“Molloy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molloy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Molloy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molloy.

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