Holly
See also: holly and holy
English
Alternative forms
- (given name) Hollie, Hollee, Holli, Hollye
- (surname) Holley
Etymology
Various origins: locational surname (Old English hol leah); short form of Holiday; after the holly tree.As a feminine given name popularized by Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (especially the 1961 film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn).
Proper noun
Holly
- A female given name.
- 1929 Joyce Lankester Brisley: More of Milly-Molly-Mandy. Chapter 8:
- Grandma said, "I used to know a little girl called Holly - she always had her dresses trimmed with red or green." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought that was quite a nice name.
- 2006 Joyce Winters: Let Your Light Shine →ISBN page 209:
- "Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas.
- 1929 Joyce Lankester Brisley: More of Milly-Molly-Mandy. Chapter 8:
- A topographic surname.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.