Meanings
Origin
- Middle High Germanholde“friend, servant vassal”
- EnglishHoll
* As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun hohl (“hollow hole”). * Also as a German surname, variant of Hold, from the obsolete noun Middle High German holde (“friend, servant vassal”); also Helle. * As an English surname, variant of Hole. * Also as a Dutch surname, variant of Holle.
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Holl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holl
“Holl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holl. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holl.
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