mallory
/ˈmæləɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An English surname from Old French.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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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”).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, maleure
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmæləɹi/
- British English: /ˈmæləɹi/