French · Girl name
Mallory
“unfortunate”
About the name Mallory
Mallory is a French name derived from the Old French ‘malore’, meaning ‘unfortunate’ or unlucky, and it was a nickname before becoming a surname. Sir Thomas Malory, spelled with one ‘l’, wrote Le Morte d’Arthur, and George Mallory was the English mountaineer who died on Everest. The name is used in fiction, notably in ‘Natural Born Killers’, the film in which Mallory Knox is one of the two main characters. As a first name it is given to girls.
- Meaning
- unfortunate
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- mal-OR-ee(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Mallory
- Mallory Anne
- Mallory Grace
- Mallory Lynn
- Mallory Marie
- Mallory Renee
Questions about Mallory
- What does Mallory mean?
- Mallory is a French name meaning "unfortunate".
- How do you pronounce Mallory?
- Mallory is pronounced mal-OR-ee, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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