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Mallery
How to Pronounce Mallery
Pronounced MAL-uh-ree /ˈmæl.ə.riː/Medium
Meaning: Mallery is a variant spelling of Mallory, an English surname from Old French maloret, 'unlucky' or 'ill-omened'. Despite the gloomy origin, the name feels bright and modern, and it rose as a girl's name after the surname crossed over.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Mallery is a respelling of Mallory, a surname from Old French maloret, 'unlucky, ill-omened'. The name gained ground for girls in the nineteen-eighties, helped by its brisk, friendly sound rather than its stern meaning.
This spelling stayed uncommon, cresting in the mid-nineteen-eighties and remaining a minority variant of Mallory. It reads as an of-its-era surname-name for girls.
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What does the name Mallery mean?
Mallery is a respelling of Mallory, from an Old French surname meaning 'unlucky' or 'ill-omened'.
How do you pronounce Mallery?
It's said MAL-uh-ree /ˈmæl.ə.riː/ — three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Mallery a boy or girl name?
Mallery is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Mallery?
Mallery is uncommon in the U.S., seen most in the mid-nineteen-eighties.