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Mallory

Syllables: Mal·lo·ry/ˈmæləɹi/

Mallory proper noun: an English surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Mallory

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

Synonyms of Mallory

Origin of Mallory

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

Words formed from Mallory

Words that rhyme with Mallory

Questions about Mallory

What does Mallory mean?
Mallory means an English surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Mallory?
Mallory is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mallory?
Mallory is pronounced /ˈmæləɹi/ (UK).

Words near Mallory in the dictionary

  1. Mallorca
  2. Mallorcan
  3. Mallorcans
  4. Mallorquin
  5. Mallorquins
  6. Mallory
  7. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
  8. Mallory-Weiss tear
  9. Mallory-Weiss tears
  10. Mallos
  11. malloside

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