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Hollis

Hollis proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Hollis (plural Hollises)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Hollis

  1. A census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska.
  2. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
  4. A town in York County, Maine.
  5. An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri.
  6. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  7. A neighbourhood of Queens, New York.
  8. A city, the county seat of Harmon County, Oklahoma.

Forms of Hollis

pluralHollises

Origin of Hollis

English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.

Words formed from Hollis

Questions about Hollis

What does Hollis mean?
Hollis means a surname.
What part of speech is Hollis?
Hollis is a proper noun.

Words near Hollis in the dictionary

  1. Hollinses
  2. Hollinshead
  3. Hollinswood
  4. Hollinswood and Randlay
  5. Hollinwood
  6. Hollis
  7. Hollis Center
  8. Hollisdale
  9. Hollises
  10. Hollister
  11. Holliston

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