Moll
See also: moll and møll
English
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.
Proper noun
Moll
- (archaic) A pet name for Mary.
- 1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], 3rd edition, London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edlin, […]; W[illiam] Mears, […]; J. Brotherton, […]; C. King, and J. Stags, […], published 1722, OCLC 745118774:
- The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (book title)
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- (possibly older usage) Alternative form of Mol, Belgium
Related terms
- Molly, Mollie
Anagrams
- LOML
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin mollis.
Noun
Moll n (strong, genitive Moll, no plural)
- (music) minor
- Antonym: Dur
Declension
Declension of Moll [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Moll |
genitive | eines | des | Moll |
dative | einem | dem | Moll |
accusative | ein | das | Moll |
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: moll
Noun
Moll m (strong, genitive Molles or Molls, plural Molle or Molls))
- cotton molton
- Synonyms: Molton, Baumwollmolton
Declension
Declension of Moll [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Moll | die | Molle, Molls) |
genitive | eines | des | Molles, Molls | der | Molle, Molls) |
dative | einem | dem | Moll, Molle1 | den | Mollen, Molls) |
accusative | einen | den | Moll | die | Molle, Molls) |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Proper noun
Moll m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Molls or (with an article) Moll, feminine genitive Moll, plural Molls)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Moll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Moll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Moll (Gewebe)” in Duden online
- “Moll (Tongeschlecht)” in Duden online
- Moll on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Yola
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of Maree.
Proper noun
Moll
- a female given name
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 15:
- Zyin "Thaar gows Peg an Moll an Kaat
- Saying "There goes Peg and Moll and Kate,
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References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131