The jolly Surname
jolly Name Meaning and History
English, Scottish, and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful
or attractive disposition, from Middle English, Old French
joli(f) ‘merry’, ‘happy’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 416 - Messages: 1195
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Bible Inscription | m taylor | 5 |
| Jolly family in Holmes County, Ohio 1800s | Christine Martin | 1 |
| Picture of unknown Jolly |
 sljolly
| 11 |
| Jolly, Feock, Cornwall |
alanjam
| 35 |
| William Godolphin Jolly - Cornwall UK |
valdaw2
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| MR. JOLLY HUNG IN MISSOURI |
kimbaker9898
| 4 |
| Samuel Jolly |
Sleepykam
| 12 |
| John Jolly possibly married into Cherokee in Tennesse | Debra Black | 5 |
| JOLLY Burlan N and Jackie L |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| JOLLY Overton and Pearl |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
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