Message: "My column on Molly"

My column on Molly

by clevelandkentevans

9/24/2023, 10:11 AM

Here is the link to today's column:

https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-molly-peaked-with-millennials/article_cfad70c0-57ff-11ee-804a-4372c086e0f4.html

According to the research of George Redmonds, Molly was one of the first pet forms to be used as a baptismal name in England. Only Betty and Fanny seem to have become "official" names before Molly was added in the 1720s.

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- Anneza

9/26/2023, 5:13 AM

Fascinating, as your columns always are. Dare we hope for a Polly column some day? My father-in-law, born to an Afrikaans mother and English (originally British) father, had a sister born in 1910 named Molly Esme; both I think were family names, with Molly being a nickname used as a full baptismal name. Mollie is the usual Afrikaans spelling.

- )( (guest)

9/25/2023, 7:10 PM

Very interesting, I also did not know that it was used by Jews for Miriam.

- guasguendi

9/24/2023, 12:51 PM

Interesting, I didn't know Molly was used by Jewish Americans. However, I wonder what popularized the name in Scandinavia in recent years. As always, great article! :)

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