| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Hypocorism for various names |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Loli |
Lolly is a hypocorism for various given names, including the English name Laura. Young children often have difficulty in pronouncing the letter r, which resulted in nicknames like Lolly that substitute the letter l for r. Other examples include Dolly for Dorothy, Hallie for Harriet, Molly or Polly for Mary, and Sally for Sarah.[1]
Women
- Ololade "Lolly" Adefope (born c. 1990/1991), British stand-up comedian and actress of Nigerian descent
- Laura "Lolly" de Jonge (born 1960), Canadian Métis family advocate, corporate social responsibility practitioner, filmmaker and magazine founder
- Janet Gaynor, stage name of American actress Laura "Lolly" Gainor (1906–1984)
- Anna "Lolly" Kumble (born 1977), British singer, dancer and TV presenter of Indian and English descent
- Elizabeth "Lolly" Yeats (1868–1940), Anglo-Irish educator and publisher
Men
- Emmanuel "Lolly" Borg (1931–2020), Maltese football player and manager
- Emmanuel "Lolly" Debattista (1929–2021), Maltese football player and manager
- Candido "Lolly" Vasquez-Vegas (1939–2010), American musician of Mexican and indigenous descent
- Emmanuel "Lolly" Vella (1933–2012), Australian footballer
Fictional characters
- Shannon Louise "Lolly" Allen, a character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Laura "Lolly" Willowes, a character in the 1926 novel Lolly Willowes by English writer Sylvia Townsend Warner
- Lolly, a character who is Princess Bubblegum’s mechanical aunt in the animated series Adventure Time
See also
Notes
- ↑ Evans, Cleveland Kent (6 November 2022). "Cleveland Evans: Now uncommon, Sally was found on stage, screen and sky". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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