Mallory

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Mallory

/ˈmæləɹi/ US, UK

Rhymes with -æləɹi

Where it comes from

From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”) (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”).

proper noun

An English surname from Old French.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.
Similar: Mallet
A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota.
A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: weiss, clyde, azan, detective, mallison, mallon, mallard, mallin, maitland, mansell, mailloux, maller, mally, malin, mallen, macy

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@misc{mallory_2026,
  title = {Mallory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mallory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}