Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 13:10     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Bring back “Martha” it I like Margaret (Maggie)
Molly is a current drug name and a cute dog name (just saying)
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 13:04     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I dislike Mary but was considering Amalia nn Molly. I think molly is fine as is though.


I do not care for nicknames as "real" names. IMHO, it comes across as : "Oh, sorry, we did not realize this was just a nickname!" I think it sounds uneducated and in-self aware.



Agree. I also have a grown up friend named Molly who has always loathed her name. Says it is a dog's name and not for a serious person.


It is not a dogs name - you are just ridiculous and your friend sounds needy.


Molly was my #1 pick and dh wasn't on board. His arguments were it sounds like a dog name (which whatever, our dog is Max which is also a great little boy name) and that it's the name of the drug. He had a harder time getting past the name of the drug.
I still regret it and wish we would have named my little one Molly and call her it secretly sometimes
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 13:02     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Molly is a nickname. Go with Mary!


What year is it?


+1 I love Molly and would consider Margaret but really dislike Mary. Sounds like a plain old lady.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 12:58     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Personally I like middle names with meaning, so I'd think about your family's history. With Molly, I wouldn't choose anything with an L in it.

Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 12:57     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:Molly is a nickname. Go with Mary!


What year is it?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:41     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Molly is a nickname. Go with Mary!


+1

If as an adult, she likes using Molly as her name, she can. However, if she wants a name with a little more gravitas, she can go with her "real" name, and you can continue to call her by her nickname, assuming she's good with it.



If she doesn't like Molly as an adult, she can use her middle name or change her name or tell people her name is Margaret. But I know several adult Mollys and they are taken seriously.

I think Mary is an ugly name but I don't go on threads where OP has chosen it and criticize.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:26     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Mackenzie. Call her Molly Mac.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:20     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:Molly is a nickname. Go with Mary!


This.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:20     Subject: Middle name for Molly

Holly!!!

Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:18     Subject: Re:Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:I don't have a middle name, but I think a middle name beginning with J sounds best. Someone mentioned Jade. I like it!


Josephine?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:18     Subject: Re:Middle name for Molly
Molly Elizabeth

Molly Eileen

Molly Kathleen

I love Molly.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:15     Subject: Re:Middle name for Molly
I don't have a middle name, but I think a middle name beginning with J sounds best. Someone mentioned Jade. I like it!
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:13     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:I really like Molly, and I think it's completely fine as a stand alone name. I would consider family names for middle names - that's what we did with each of our three kids. She very rarely will use her full name, and I love being able to tell my kids about their namesakes.

If you don't want to do that, however, here are some names that I think flow well with Molly:

Claire
Ellen
Elise
Alexandra
Evelyn
Amelia
Grace
Joan


Other middle name suggestions:
Joanne
Erin
Emma
Katherine
Kathleen
Louisa
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 09:06     Subject: Middle name for Molly
I really like Molly, and I think it's completely fine as a stand alone name. I would consider family names for middle names - that's what we did with each of our three kids. She very rarely will use her full name, and I love being able to tell my kids about their namesakes.

If you don't want to do that, however, here are some names that I think flow well with Molly:

Claire
Ellen
Elise
Alexandra
Evelyn
Amelia
Grace
Joan
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 08:36     Subject: Middle name for Molly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Molly is a nickname. Go with Mary!


+1

Middle name: Elizabeth.

Mary Elizabeth. Classic, strong, beautiful.

NN Molly.

LOVE.


PS. PP back. Maisie is also a very lovely, classic, fun nickname for Mary, if you would be interested. Also: Mamie, Polly. I love all the variations on Mary.


While my gut agrees with you on the nickname as first name, my DH had a formal first name and commonly used nickname (very similar to molly/mary). It was such a PITA he had his name legally changed to the nickname in college.