Holley.
A topographic surname from Middle English.
Meaning & usage
A topographic surname from Middle English.
A female given name from English.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Murray, Orleans County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
Where this word comes from
* 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.
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