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Holroyd

Holroyd proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Holroyd (countable and uncountable, plural Holroyds)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. Some minor, ancient, Anglo-Saxon places.
  3. Some places and roads named after the surname.
  4. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of Holroyd

pluralHolroyds
alternative formHolroyde

Origin of Holroyd

English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + royd (“clearing”).

Questions about Holroyd

What does Holroyd mean?
Holroyd means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Holroyd?
Holroyd is a proper noun.

Words near Holroyd in the dictionary

  1. holozoic
  2. holozoically
  3. holozooplankton
  4. holp
  5. holpen
  6. Holroyd
  7. Holroyde
  8. Holroydes
  9. Holroyds
  10. hols
  11. Holsapple

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