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Holley

Holley proper noun: a topographic surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Holley

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A female given name from English.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
  5. A village in Murray, Orleans County, New York.
  6. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.

Origin of Holley

* 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.

Questions about Holley

What does Holley mean?
Holley means a topographic surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Holley?
Holley is a proper noun.

Words near Holley in the dictionary

  1. hollers back
  2. hollers copper
  3. Holles
  4. Hollett
  5. Holletts
  6. Holley
  7. Holleyman
  8. Holleymans
  9. Holli
  10. Hollibaugh
  11. Hollibaughs

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