Hollowood

H4O1L1L1O1W4O1O1D2
UK/hɒləʊwʊd/

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English holwe →
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Meanings

proper nounHollowood (plural Hollowoods)

plural Hollowoods

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishholwe“hollow”
  2. EnglishHollowood

A topographic surname for someone who lived by a wooded hollow, from Middle English holwe (“hollow”) + wode (“wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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