Etymology

holan

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Czech Holan ← Norwegian Holan ← Old Norse hóll
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Holan · proper noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromhóll“round hill, mound”
  2. Norwegian · borrowed fromHolan
  3. Czech · borrowed fromHolan
  4. English todayHolan

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Czech Holan, Holaň, Holáň, all nicknames from holy (“naked, bare”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Holan, habitational surname from several minor places, ultimately from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”).

Holan · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from賀蘭 /贺兰
  2. English todayHolan

From Mandarin 賀蘭 /贺兰 (Hèlán), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho⁴-lan².

Words from the same roots

Mandarin賀蘭 all →

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