Holly

Holly \hol-ly, ho-lly\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Holly is also used as a boy name meaning of name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as HHAAL-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Holly: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Holly?

Holly is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. Derived from holly ; holy. The first name could have evolved from the name of the evergreen shrub or tree, or else from the popular English word holy. The first name was adopted by English speakers at the end of the 19th century. The name is commonly given to girls born around the Christmas season, where sprigs of holly are used for indoor decorations. Holly has 23 forms. Forms of the name comprise meaning of Holea, meaning of Holeah, short names for Holee, Holeena name variations, Holeigh name popularity, Holey meaning, Holi meaning of name, Holie name, what does the name Holle mean, Hollea name, name Holleah meaning, nicknames for Hollei, Holleigh name variations, Hollianne meaning of name, Hollyanne meaning and origin, Hollye definition, Hollyn definition, and Holy meaning of name. Other English forms comprise the spelling variants Hawley name popularity, Hollee meaning of name, Holley name variations, Holli name popularity, and Hollie name. See also the related form, the English Hollinda meaning and origin. Holly is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1983 with 0.357% of baby girls being named Holly. It had a ranking of #48 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #412 with a usage of only 0.039%, however it was nevertheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family. Holly has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls.

A famous person named Holly is Actress, Holly Hunter, born 20 March 1958, Conyers, Georgia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Holly:

the English meaning of Hali, the English Hollee name popularity, the English Holley name popularity, the English Holli name, the English short names for Hollie, the name nicknames for Hollye, the name nicknames for Haala, the English Haeley meaning and origin, the English meaning of Haeli, the name name Haelo meaning, the name nicknames for Haile, the English nicknames for Hailee, the English name Haileigh origin, the English Hailey meaning and origin, the English meaning of Haili, the English meaning of Hailie, the English Hailley meaning, the name Hailo meaning and origin, the English meaning of Haily, and the Arabic Hala name.

The baby name Holly fun facts:

The name Holly in reverse order is "Ylloh".

The numerological value of the name Holly is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Holly?

Holly is in the top names in USA.