English Scottish and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition from Middle English Old French jolif joli ‘cheerful lively pretty’. In North America this [...]
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What is the origin of the name Jolly?
English Scottish and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition from Middle English Old French jolif joli ‘cheerful lively pretty’. In North America this [...]