Holly
Holly is an English plant name whose word history goes back to Old English holen. The name reference also records Holly Golightly as a literary namesake. The plant word and the similarly spelled English word holy are not treated as the same meaning.
- Meaning
- The holly tree
- Name or word origin
- English plant name
Sources and meaning notes
The source supports the tree reference; holy is not assigned as the literal plant-name meaning.
- Behind the Name: Holly The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Names in similar collections to Holly
These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.