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Holley

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* As an English surname, spelling variant of Holly.

* Also as an English surname, from Old English hol (“hollow”) leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”) or Old English hol ēage (“eye”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye.

* Also as an English surname, singular variant of Hollis.

proper noun

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A female given name from English.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
  5. A village in the town of Murray, Orleans County, New York.
  6. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.

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"Holley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holley.

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@misc{holley_2026,
  title = {Holley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}