holly

/ˈhɒli/

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, calque of mac cuilinn (“holly”) (see McCullen) and sometimes McQuillan. * As an English surname, variant of Holley. * As a Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Holý, Holy. * Also as a locational English surname, from Old English hol leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”), compare Hollywood. * Also as an English surname, short form of Holiday. * Also as an English surname, after the holly tree. * As a feminine given name popularized by Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (especially the 1961 film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn).

holly means A female given name from English. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.

name

A female given name from English.“Grandma said, "I used to know a little girl called Holly - she always had her dresses trimmed with red or green." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought that was quite a nice name.”
A topographic surname from Middle English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A place in the United States:; A town in Prowers County, Colorado, named after cattleman Hiram S. Holly.
A place in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
A place in the United States:; A township in Murray County, Minnesota, named after settler John Z. Holly.

noun

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.“Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”
The wood from this tree.
Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries