Mallory \m(a)-llo-ry\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's 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".

Mallory has 13 variant forms: Allerie, Mallary, Mallerey, Mallery, Malloree, Malloreigh, Mallorey, Mallori, Mallorie, Malorey, Malori, Malorie and Malory.

A baby name that sounds like Mallory is Meliora.