Holyfield

H4O1L1Y4F4I1E1L1D2

proper noun

A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).

OriginOld English hāliġ →
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Meanings

proper nounHolyfield (countable and uncountable, plural Holyfields)

plural Holyfields · alternative Hollifield · alternative Hollyfield

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhāliġ“holy, sacred”
  2. EnglishHolyfield

From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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