English
Holley
Holley comes from Old English hol ‘hollow’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hol‘hollow’
- EnglishtodayHolley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hol‘hollow’
- EnglishtodayHolley
Linked words
through Old English hol ‘hollow’
Today it means
name A topographic surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hol / Holley