# Lally

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,454

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Reduced form of Mullally, a surname of Irish origin.
* Borrowed from French L'Ally or a variant of Laly.

## Easily confused with
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lay)
- **LLL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lll)
- **lazy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lazy)
- **lily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lily)
- **lull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lull)
- **Larry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-larry)
- **Lilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lilly)
- **lowly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lowly)
- **Lille** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lille)
- **Layla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-layla)
- **lolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lolly)
- **lanky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lanky)
- **Laney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-laney)
- **lately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lately)
- **lastly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lastly)
- **lazily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lazily)
- **legally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-legally)
- **locally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-locally)
- **lady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lady-vs-lally)
- **lacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacy-vs-lally)

## Common misspellings (5)
`allly`, `lallyy`, `lalyl`, `llally`, `llaly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lally