English Explanatory Dictionary

Mallory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname from Old French.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
  6. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota.
  7. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæləɹi/

Word forms

Mallory

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Mallet

Derived words

Kirkby Mallory Mallory-Weiss syndrome Mallory-Weiss tear
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