Hollis.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
Where this word comes from
English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in York County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Queens, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Harmon County, Oklahoma.
Where this word comes from
English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.
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