Moll
August 13, 2014 § 2 Comments
ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Molly“, a diminutive of “Mary“, “Maria“, etc.
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Maille, Malle, Manon, Molle, Mollie, Molly, Pol, Pola, Poll, Pollie, Polly, etc.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– The nickname Captain Mirvan gives to his daughter Maria Mirvan, Evelina’s dearest friend, with whom she enters into London society, in Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World (1778), by Fanny Burney.
The Art of Literary Nomenclature 
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