Mallory/Mallorie

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I heard this name recently and kind of like it.
What associations does it have for people.
Mallory Towers?!

Despite reading them many times as a child I didn't make the connection. Guess a different context. I prefer Mallory

Yes, towers!

Yes, only Towers

So Mallory not good

I love it. I also love the books.
I think it's a stylish name.

There was a mallory in the babysitters club or a similar type of series. I always liked it but not sure I do now.
Definitely with y not ie though.
Love Marnie which is not massively dissimilar

Mallory Knox, a band Dsis likes. And the Spiderwick Chronicles. I wanted to call my daughter Mallory after reading those as a teen!

I'm a very sad Enid Blyton fan but I love the name. I prefer Mallory. I think it's strong and classy.

The Babysitters Club!

I think it's a lovely name! Sadly, my DP vetoed it.

Leo's daughter in west wing is my first thought.

I loved Mallory, also know it because of West Wing, but I rejected it because its meaning - cannot remember what it is, but it put me off!

Just had to check - The baby books I have listed it as meaning unlucky/unfortunate - not sure how accurate that is, but it put me off, silly really - but, you know pregnant and hormonal! Its lovely.

That is a bit off putting. I wonder how all these names with negative e,awnings first come about!

character in the West Wing (Leo's daughter)

Mallory Knox was Juliette Lewis' character in the film Natural Born Killers.

I'm not sure where the negative meanings come from, but I did read an article whereby someone was disputing the negativity suggesting it had been misinterpreted...i guess ultimately it depends on how you feel feel about. i doubt many people would necessarily know the meaning. If we were to have anymore children, Mallory would again go on my shortlist.

It makes me think of Malory Archer from the TV show Archer. It's a brilliant programme, but Malory is a truly awful person. Neglectful, racist, self-centred, alcoholic, and a whole lot more unpleasant characteristics.

Sorry, OP, but that's what associations the name has for me.

Mallory is a strong character in some really good tween vampire books so thumbs up for me

George Mallory who died climbing Mt Everest in the 1920s.

And there's an author, Malorie Blackman - never read any of her books though.

The negativity would come from the mal- beginning, because it comes from Latin malus meaning bad. Hence malice, malevolent, malpractice, malware - you'll be able to come up with dozens of mal-words.

J'ai mal

Malory Towers it aint. It's horrible, a modern transferred use of surname, American name (some lovely modern names popular in the US, this isn't one of them).

Malory Towers (and the rock pool!) and Family Ties are my main associations.

I like it. Not horrible at all.

Mallory in Babysitters Club, Mallory Towers and the climber Mallory.

Not a name id choose, but i dont dislike it and its unusual.

George Mallory and bad luck.

I like the name but the meaning, especially knowing what happened to George Mallory, put me off.