Mallory
English
Etymology
From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”)[1] (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”).
Proper noun
Mallory
- An English surname.
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
- (cryptography, computer security) The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.
- Synonym: Mallet
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References
- Hanks, Patrick (2003), “Mallory”, in Patrick Hanks, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press
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