name meaning for mallory
Mallory /mal-lo-ry/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Mallory) is pronounced MAL-or-ee. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Mallory is unlucky. Surname that became used as a girl's name during the 1980s due to the character Mallory on the TV series Family Ties.