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Mallory en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmæləɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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”).

Meanings

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

Deriveds

Mallory-Weiss syndrome · Mallory-Weiss tear · Kirkby Mallory

Synonyms

Mallet