Mallory

//ˈmæləɹi// name

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
mallet

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”).

Related phrases

Kirkby MalloryMallory-Weiss syndromeMallory-Weiss tear

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