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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

328.0. "MEANING OF MALLORY" by BTO::GEORGE_L () Wed Dec 28 1988 23:23

    DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE NAME MALLORY MEANS AND WHERE IT ORIGINATED?
    
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328.1Labeled as "a dummy" from T.V.!USCTR2::PNOVITCHPAMTue Jan 03 1989 18:2517
    I've never heard of Mallory until the T.V. show "Family Ties".
    
    I think it's a pretty name, but they say; stay away from "faddy"
    names i.e. t.v. soaps, movie stars etc.
    
    Overall, the character of "Mallory" is portrayed as "a dummy", so 
    beware of that also!
    
    This is the last season for this show, however, the name will be 
    "labeled" for a good long time.  It was a #1 prime time show for years.
    Also, it will be in syndication for another 10 years or so.    	

    In my opinion, it's something to think about.
        
    Pam N.T.
    
    
328.2YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDINGBTO::GEORGE_LThu Jan 05 1989 19:3310
    RE: 1
    I'VE ALREADY NAMED MY DAUGHTER MALLORY, SHE'S 4.  I DID GET THE
    NAME FROM THE T.V. SHOW "FAMILY TIES", BUT NEVER ASSOCIATED IT 
    WITH BEING A NAME FOR A "DUMMY".  I JUST HAPPENED TO LIKE THE 
    NAME AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EITHER ENGLISH OR IRISH.  I'M SURE
    THE NAME MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND BEFORE THE T.V. SHOW.  I HONESTLY
    DON'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE HER NAME IS MALLORY PEOPLE ARE 
    INSTANTLY GOING TO THINK SHE'S STUPID, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
    HAVE THE SAME NAME AND TOTALY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, DON'T YOU?
    
328.3Beware!ATLAST::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Tue Feb 14 1989 00:1713
	Good advice in .1 -- the effect of mass entertainment on 
	given names in this day and age cannot be underestimated.
	As .1 said, this means both popu;arity and associations.

	Here's something else to consider (from the New Dictionary
	of First Names, Dunkling and Gosling, Signet, N.Y., 1983
	-- no permission):

	  Mallory (masculine) French "unlucky, unfortunate."
	  Nickname which became a surname, and now used from 
	  time to time as a first name.

		-- Cliff