Holly

holly Hollý English Alternative forms given name Hollie, Hollee, Holli, Hollye surname Holley Etymology + (name) <dab!> As an en ga - surname, calque of ga mac ga cuilinn holly (see en McCullen) and sometimes en McQuillan. As an English surname, variant of en Holley. As a en cs - and en sk - surname, variant of en Holý, en Holy. Also as a locational English surname, from en ang hol ang leah wood, clearing, meadow, compare en Hollywood. Also as an English surname, short form of en Holiday. Also as an English surname, after the en holly tree. As a feminine given name popularized by Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (especially the 1961 film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn). Proper noun s ies en female English. en 1929 Joyce Lankester Brisley More of Milly-Molly-Mandy 8 Grandma said, "I used to know a little girl called Holly - she always had her dresses trimmed with red or green." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought that was quite a nice name. en 2006 Joyce Winters Let Your Light Shine 160034593X 209 "Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas. en Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/asia/laos-detains-hostel-staff-methanol-poisoning-intl-hnk/index.html 2024-11-27 The bodies of 19-year-old best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were returned to Australia on Tuesday night. https://web.archive.org/web/20241219084805/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/asia/laos-detains-hostel-staff-methanol-poisoning-intl-hnk/index.html en topographic Middle English. en rare en male surnames. en place c/USA: en town co/Prowers County s/Colorado, named after cattleman Hiram S. Holly. en twp/and/village therein, in co/Oakland County s/Michigan. en twp co/Murray County s/Minnesota, named after settler John Z. Holly. en ucomm co/Houston County s/Texas. en ucomm co/Kitsap County s/Washington, named for a large holly tree. en ucomm co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia. en unisex given names