Love this name but family aren't sure on it

I like it. The fact that it reminds me of Mallory Towers is only a good thing. I love Mallory Towers. I so wanted to go to boarding school after reading them

Congrats on the baby and the lovely name

I like Mallory, don't like Mallie.

It's really best the tell people the name when baby is here and it's a done deal.

Perhaps they are bothered by the meaning? If you aren’t then it shouldn’t matter!

It’s a nice name but the meaning is a bit off-putting.

We learned this with DS 1 where we had a name and my sister was really snide about it because it reminded her of a boy she was at primary school with (this is a woman who was in her 30s!).

Lesson learned. No. 2 now on the way and family will know once the baby is here with name chosen and on official hospital paperwork. Not before.

You have a name that you and your DH both love. We're still wrestling with names so I'd give my right arm to be you . Practice smiling and nodding and the phrases "yes, I know you don't like it" and "yes, we have a name we've chosen" and ignore further attempts at name conversations from family members.

Good luck OP with your pregnancy.

I don’t like as it’s American, but that’s irrelevant and so are the views of your parents/in laws.

I couldn’t give a shit what my relations think of our name choices. I don’t know why you’d care.

I loved Babysitters Club.

Tell everyone you've changed your mind and your daughter will now be called Princess Honeysuckle Meringue, they'll be pleased when you go back to Mallory

A pretty name imo OP

Tbh its your's and DH choice not the family's if they don't like it tough! But whatever you do don't' show them the film natural born killers

I love it. Particularly because of the Mallory Towers association! Go for it.

It's certainly not an old fashioned name -- it is basically a surname that has been appropriated for use as a first name only within the last dozen years or so.
It sounds very American to me, as do Taylor, Cameron, Madison and various other surnames which are now used as girls' names for some reason.
It's just a fashionable thing which means it will also go out of fashion sooner or later. (Speaking from bitter experience here as I have a once-fahsioanable name which now verges on the risible. )

Lovely name. Trust yourself. That moment when you know it’s the name I think says it all. It’s one thing thinking “oh this is a nice name...” but i think when you get that YES! you just need to go with it. People will get used to it and it’s lovely

It sounds nice to me, not wacky.
mine and his family's don't agree!
Luckily they don't get to choose do they.
Perhaps they'll soften when she's born.
(You may go off it before she arrives but that too would be entirely your business).

This is why we kept dd's name a secret until she arrived.

Sounds lovely OP and as pp have said, it’s up to you and DH. No one else’s business.

Lovely name, unusual in the UK but not weird. I know two American Mallorys, their friends ended up calling them Mal for short.

My eldest has one of the newly fashionable old person names. My in-laws hated it and still shorten it at all times even though we don't. But they adore their grandchild which is what matters.

Takes me back to The Babysitters Club - Mallory Pike - and Malory Towers.

Your family's reaction is the reason why I would never share my intended name with anyone til it's on the birth certificate. Use the name you want, and tell them to stop being rude.

Ah, OP, have you looked at the meaning of Mallory? I've just googled it, to see how old it is and it means unlucky/unfortunate (from French). If that kind of thing doesn't bother you then that's fine! Sorry

I gave my dcs very normal well used names and I still got looks off people and comments like "since you're an artist we really thought you go fir something quirky"

You can't win either way.

Well, they'll just have to get used to it.
It's a lovely name !

I think it's lovely. Beautiful sounding.

If you wanted a nn it could indeed be Mallie or Lory (Pronounced Laurie).

I really like it, and I'm usually a bit at baby name threads!
We didn't tell ANYONE our name choices when I was pregnant. DM insisted on suggesting names, I just changed the subject. We consistently told everyone that asked that we hadn't decided yet. We weren't interested in anyone else's opinion (our names were mainstream, with normal spellings so no need to ask for opinions on pronunciation etc.)

Lovely name. Older generations have a totally different view/ taste on names. Don’t take it to heart, your baby will grow into their name and they will soon get used to it. Only thing I would point out is the meaning of the name isn’t ideal if that would bother you.

Ah well, they're wrong in saying it's not a proper name, OP. I hope they come round! They will when they meet the small warm Mallory bundle.

I think the pp who said it was more widely used in America is right - the Mallorys I can think of (only a few over the years, both real and fictional) have been American.