what could Molly be short for?

[HannahElizaJohnson]

What names could Molly be short for?

Whilemina.

Think it was originally a pet name for Mary.

Semolina?

It's the original nickname for Mary.

Margaret - as in Millicent Margaret Amanda, Milly Molly Mandy

Wilhelmina, rather #spellingfail

Shit! Sorry I didn’t notice this was in baby names, I was thinking about food as usual

Oops 🙈 apologies

Its a name by itself surely? Its not short for anything.

Oh didnt know it was a nickname for Mary and Margaret.

I know an Amanda who goes by Molly.

Ha ha I just thought about MDMA - that’s what it’s called….Molly…..

As others have said it's traditionally short for Mary or Margaret. If you prefer I think you could use it for any "Milly" name too, like Millicent or Emily. At a push it could work for any M name. Or it does get used as a name on its own.

It's a name in it's own right, just like Daisy.

Or here is a list of girls names starting with M and containing an L.

Its a drug for me too, sorry

I thought Maisie was short for Margaret.

The drug connection is closest for me too these days, unfortunately

I have a baby Madeleine, nn Molly.

My granny was Margaret, but known as Molly

@TeapotCollection Semolina made me laugh!

@TeapotCollection

Shit! Sorry I didn’t notice this was in baby names, I was thinking about food as usual

Oops 🙈 apologies

This is brilliant 😂

I thought of drugs too. I spend a lot of time in the USA and that's what they call MDMA/ecstasy

Gangster's moll.

Margaret has a lot of diminutives as there were lots of Margarets to distinguish between!!!

I know a Melissa who goes by Molly.