Molly - thoughts?

[Nighty]

I am German, partner is British and we are disagreeing on this name. Just interested to see what other British people think about it. Do you like it or not so much? What are your associations?

I'm British and I think it's quite sweet. Some people think it's too babyish but it is still a very common name in England and nobody would think it's strange even if they did dislike it.

I have a Molly so obviously I love it

It's a lovely name. Completely inoffensive and a good name for both children and adults.

It's a slang word for MDMA
it remjnds me of a red faced washer woman in a mob cap

I know a few adult Mollys, ranging from in their 20’s to 70’s.
I haven’t met a Molly that I don’t like yet.

I love it!

I love it.

Bit wet I think, but there are far worse names. I do like it as a middle name. I prefer Holly.

It's lovely!

Some people on here will always have an opinion, but if you like it go for it 😊

These days I associate it with affluent metropolitan/media types. Molly is always blonde and dressed in Mini Boden.

It’s slang for a drug. I prefer Holly.

It’s ok - it was very popular maybe 20 years ago, so lots of late teen to mid 20s Mollys about.

It’s sweet but slightly twee, it’s originally a pet form of Mary, so personally I’d go for something slightly more grown up as a full name like Mary, Marianne, Rosemary, Maria etc and use Molly as a nn

Not a fan. Prefer Millie.

Sweet and inoffensive but will probably never achieve much

Cue loads of people telling me about international lawyers called Molly

My association is with illegal drugs - ecstasy/ MDMA. Its the most common slang for those pills on the US (and is frequently referred to in tv programs in the uk on Netflix etc - it’s not a niche street word)

Nah, lots of them, makes me think or drugs and very old ladies.

I really like it - it feels timelessly fresh and rural to me.
(Too old to hang out in MDMA using crowds!)

My Molly's in her late 20s. Her complaint growing up was that everyones dog was called Molly too!

I really like it, it's cute and easily recognised.
I feel there's been a recent resurgence in that name. However I do prefer Holly but feel it had a different vibe

God I think it’s awful. Sounds like some unfortunate drudge for a Catherine Cookson book.

Please don’t call your child Molly. It’s like calling her MDMA. Would you want to be named after drugs?

My Molly (I actually preferred Polly..) is now 18 and I really do like it now. She's slightly airheaded but also on her way to being a professional classical musician so I don't really take notice of the accusations that it's a bit twee.
Probably old but I've never heard it being slang for MDMA!!

I prefer Millie (Millicent)

It's not really though is it? Calling a child Heroin or Cannabis would be like calling a child MDMA.
Molly is a name and has been one long before it was used as slang, it's no different to calling your child Charlie.

I wouldn’t call my child Charlie either for that reason!