Western numerology
Number 9 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Holly at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- English French Old English
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 194 family views
Number meaning for Holly
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Holly mean?
Holly is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, French, Old English context. Its meaning is recorded as: From the plant name Holy; plant with red berries, holly grove; Shrub
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Holly
Ally
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide; Diminutive of Alison: A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man
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Holden
Boy
English
From a surname which started out as a place name meaning dee; From the hollow in the valley Both a surname and place name Famous Bearer: Holden Caulfield, the hero of J D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951); kindly, gracious
172 family views
Hollee
Girl
English
Common Name Given Christmas Female Babies; The Holly Tree; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
173 family views
Hollie
Girl
English
, which comes from the Old Engl; A variant of the name and Holly and The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
172 family views
Hollis
Unisex
English
Lives by the holly trees; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
117 family views
Dolly
Girl
Indian
A vision; Cute Baby; Diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Famous bearer: Heroine of the famous film, Hello, Dolly; Divine Gift; Gift of God; Like Doll; Pet Form of Dorthea and Dolores
182 family views
Hollis
Unisex
English
Lives by the holly trees; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
117 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Holly
Holden
Boy
English
From a surname which started out as a place name meaning dee; From the hollow in the valley Both a surname and place name Famous Bearer: Holden Caulfield, the hero of J D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951); kindly, gracious
172 family views
Hollis
Unisex
English
Lives by the holly trees; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
117 family views
Holmes
Boy
English
From an island; From the river island; Home by the river; Son of Holman
179 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Holly
Ally
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide; Diminutive of Alison: A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man
146 family views
Hollee
Girl
English
Common Name Given Christmas Female Babies; The Holly Tree; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
173 family views
Hollie
Girl
English
, which comes from the Old Engl; A variant of the name and Holly and The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
172 family views
Hollis
Unisex
English
Lives by the holly trees; The holly tree Common name given Christmas girl babies
117 family views
Dolly
Girl
Indian
A vision; Cute Baby; Diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Famous bearer: Heroine of the famous film, Hello, Dolly; Divine Gift; Gift of God; Like Doll; Pet Form of Dorthea and Dolores
182 family views
Jilly
Girl
English
Abbreviation of Jillian or Gillian Jove's child; In English the importance of the name Jilly is: Abbreviation
151 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Dolly
Girl
Indian
A vision; Cute Baby; Diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Famous bearer: Heroine of the famous film, Hello, Dolly; Divine Gift; Gift of God; Like Doll; Pet Form of Dorthea and Dolores
182 family views
Kally
Girl
Indian
Black; Fairest; Fortress; Kally name means Lovely; Lovely; Modern Variant of Callie; Modern variant of Callie meaning: lark; Most Beautiful; Singing Lark
187 family views
Lilly
Girl
Indian
A flower; purity and beauty; The flower lily is a symbol of innocence
146 family views
Milly
Girl
Indian
Bee; Diminutive of Camilla: Servant for the temple; Diminutive of Mildred: Mild of strength Also a diminutive of the Latin Emily, from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius; Eager; Free-born; Gentle Strength; Helper to the Priest; Industrious; industrious Diminutive of Millicent or Amelia: From the Old German word for labour, and the Latin Aemilia; Laborious; noble Feminine form of Camillus Famous bearer: Roman mythological Volscian warrior queen Camilla Fanny Burney's 18th century novel 'Camilla'; Rival; Strength, determination; Variant of Melissa
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