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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Norse : Hero
  • Irish : Wise one

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Holy day; grove of holly trees

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Hollis

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (mainly central) : topographic name for someone who lived where holly trees grew, from Middle English holi(n)s, plural of holin, holi(e) (Old English hole(g)n).

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