Holley

H4O1L1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A topographic surname from Middle English.

OriginOld English hol →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A female given name from English.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
    2. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
    3. A village in the town of Murray, Orleans County, New York.
    4. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhol“hollow”
  2. EnglishHolley

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Holly. * Also as an English surname, from Old English hol (“hollow”) leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”) or Old English hol ēage (“eye”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye. * Also as an English surname, singular variant of Hollis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hollye
Cite this entry
APA

Holley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holley

MLA

“Holley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holley.

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