Mallory (disambiguation)
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Mallory
Mallory
Mallory is an English surname thought to be derived from a French word meaning "beautiful" or alternately a different French word for Mail . Spelling variants include Mallary, Mallery, Malorie, and Malory. Mallory is also a given name derived from the surname...

 is an English surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 and given name.

Mallory may also refer to:
  • Mallory, West Virginia
    Mallory, West Virginia
    Mallory is a census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mallory is located at , along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10....

  • Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa
    Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa
    Mallory Township is a township in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 411.-Geography:Mallory Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Osterdock...

  • Mallory Airport
    Mallory Airport
    Mallory Airport is a private-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of South Charleston, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is privately-owned by Ben F. Mallory.- Facilities and aircraft :...

    , an airport in West Virginia, United States
  • Mallory Park
    Mallory Park
    Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley. With the full car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK...

    , a motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England
  • Mallory Square
    Mallory Square
    Mallory Square is a plaza located in the city of Key West, Florida, United States.It is located on the waterfront in Key West's historic Old Town, adjacent to the cruise ship port. It is located just west of the northern end of Duval Street, facing the Gulf of Mexico. It runs the entire length of...

    , a public square in Key West, Florida, United States


In other uses:
  • Mallory (Sliders)
    Mallory (Sliders)
    A fraternal alternate of Quinn Mallory was a main character during the fifth and last season of the show Sliders played by Robert Floyd. This version of Quinn Mallory is usually just called Mallory but sometimes he is credited or referred to as Quinn2 or Quinn Mallory .The Quinn from Earth Prime...

    , a character in the TV series Sliders
  • Mallory bodies, pathologic inclusions in the human liver
  • Mallory, a fictional, placeholder name for a malicious attacker in computer security
    Computer security
    Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...

     and cryptographic discussions; see Alice and Bob
    Alice and Bob
    The names Alice and Bob are commonly used placeholder names for archetypal characters in fields such as cryptography and physics. The names are used for convenience; for example, "Alice sends a message to Bob encrypted with his public key" is easier to follow than "Party A sends a message to Party...

    .
  • Mallory is also a girl's name that became popular in 1983. That was the year that the teenage character Mallory was introduced on the television show Family Ties
    Family Ties
    Family Ties is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. The sitcom reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This was particularly expressed through the relationship between young...

    . The Mallory character was named after teenager Mallory Prestlien, daughter of actors Robert Ivers
    Robert Ivers
    Robert Ivers, AKA Bob Ivers, Robert Ivers, AKA Bob Ivers, Robert Ivers, AKA Bob Ivers, (December 11, 1934 - 13 February 2003 was an American actor who appeared in films and television in the 1950s and 1960s.-Background:...

     (Prestlien) and Marcia Henderson. Mallory Prestlien went on to graduate from the University of Southern California
    University of Southern California
    The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

     and become managing producer at A & E Television Network before her death in 2005. From 1983-2009, 45,772 girls in the United States have been named Mallory.


See also

  • List of places named Mallory, a list of places categorized by region and fictional places
  • List of places named Mallory (historical), a list of historical places named Mallory which no longer exist or are known by other names
  • Mallory's Oracle
    Mallory's Oracle
    Mallory's Oracle is the first novel in the Kathy Mallory series by author Carol O'Connell. The book was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Dilys Award. It was first published by Hutchinson in May 1994.-Plot:...

    , a novel by Carol O'Connell
  • Mallory-Weiss syndrome
    Mallory-Weiss syndrome
    Mallory–Weiss syndrome or gastro-esophageal laceration syndrome refers to bleeding from tears in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus, usually caused by severe retching, coughing, or vomiting.-Causes:...

    , bleeding from tears at the junction of the stomach and esophagus in humans
  • McNabb-Mallory rule
    McNabb-Mallory rule
    The McNabb-Mallory rule refers to the U.S. rule of evidence that a confession is inadmissible if obtained during an unreasonably long period of detention between arrest and preliminary hearing. The rule was largely superseded by the broader protections provided for under the Miranda...

    , U.S. rule of evidence sometimes referred to as the Mallory rule
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