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hollin

hollin noun: holly.

Noun

hollin

  1. (UK, archaic) holly

Proper noun capitalized: Hollin

Hollin (plural Hollins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of hollin

pluralHollins

Origin of hollin

From Middle English holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).

Questions about hollin

What does hollin mean?
Hollin means holly.
What part of speech is hollin?
Hollin can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near hollin in the dictionary

  1. Hollifields
  2. Holliman
  3. Hollimans
  4. Hollimon
  5. Hollimons
  6. hollin
  7. Hollinder
  8. Hollingbourne
  9. Hollinger
  10. Hollingers
  11. Hollinghurst

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