Etymology

Hollowood

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English holwe
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  1. Middle English · derived fromholwe“hollow”
  2. English todayHollowood

A topographic surname for someone who lived by a wooded hollow, from Middle English holwe (“hollow”) + wode (“wood”).

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