Etymology

Holroyd

H4O1L1R1O1Y4D2

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

Old English holh
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  1. Old English · derived fromholh“hollow”
  2. English todayHolroyd

English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + royd (“clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishholh all →

hollowhollowayHolcombeHolfordHolwellHolkhamHolway

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.