Hollingworth

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proper noun

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SK0096).

OriginOld English holen →
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Meanings

proper nounHollingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hollingworths)

plural Hollingworths · alternative Hollingsworth · alternative Hollinsworth

  1. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SK0096).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishholen“holly”
  2. EnglishHollingworth

From Old English holen (“holly”) + worþ (“worth”).

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APA

Hollingworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollingworth

MLA

“Hollingworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollingworth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hollingworth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollingworth.

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