# Molloy

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,279

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compare Logue.

## Easily confused with
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molloy-vs-moly)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molloy-vs-molly)
- **Morley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molloy-vs-morley)
- **motley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molloy-vs-motley)
- **Mosley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molloy-vs-mosley)
- **moll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moll-vs-molloy)
- **Milly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-molloy)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moldy-vs-molloy)
- **Mello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mello-vs-molloy)
- **mellow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellow-vs-molloy)
- **mellon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellon-vs-molloy)
- **Malloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malloy-vs-molloy)
- **Mollie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mollie-vs-molloy)
- **Mellor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellor-vs-molloy)
- **Mallory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mallory-vs-molloy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mloloy`, `mmolloy`, `molloyy`, `mollyo`, `mololy`, `moloy`, `omlloy`

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