"Mallory" meaning in English

See Mallory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmæləɹi/
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|maleure}} Old French maleure, {{cog|fr|malheur}} French malheur, {{af|fro|mal|eur|nocat=1|t1=bad|t2=fortune}} mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mallory
  1. An English surname from Old French.
    Sense id: en-Mallory-en-name-yxzVNQK2 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (cryptography, computer security) The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob. Synonyms: Mallet
    Sense id: en-Mallory-en-name-1~3uSe3d Categories (other): Computer security, Cryptography Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. A place in the United States:
    A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
    Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mallory-en-name-K8tOS71C Categories (other): Townships, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 10 28 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 8 6 34 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 8 7 36 22 21
  5. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota.
    Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Minnesota, USA
    Sense id: en-Mallory-en-name-dZJm3kfb
  6. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA, Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Mallory-en-name-LjkqlH9d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kirkby Mallory, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, Mallory-Weiss tear
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