Lolly (given name)

{{Infobox given name

|name =Lolly

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|gender = Unisex

|meaning = Hypocorism for various names

|region =

|language = English

|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. {{cite web

| url= https://omaha.com/lifestyles/cleveland-evans-now-uncommon-sally-was-found-on-stage-screen-and-sky/article_3af43794-5af7-11ed-a327-c765d849f05a.html

| title= Cleveland Evans: Now uncommon, Sally was found on stage, screen and sky

| last= Evans

| first= Cleveland Kent

| date= 6 November 2022

| website= omaha.com

| publisher= Omaha World Herald

| access-date= 13 December 2023

| quote = }} {{cite web

| url= https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-molly-peaked-with-millennials/article_cfad70c0-57ff-11ee-804a-4372c086e0f4.html

| title= Cleveland Evans: Molly peaked with millennials

| last= Evans

| first= Cleveland Kent

| date= 24 September 2023

| website= omaha.com

| publisher= Omaha World Herald

| access-date= 20 January 2024

| quote = }}