Holyrood.
An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
Meaning & usage
An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish Parliament.
A place in Canada: A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
A place in Canada: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A place in Canada: A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.
Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.
Try it on your idea.
Holyrood has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.