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Where does “Holland” come from?

Holland derives from Old Dutch holt lant, meaning "wooded land," combining holt (wood) and lant (land).

Ancestry of “Holland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchholt lantwood land

Words derived from “Holland”

  • Hollandish
  • Hollandic
  • holland
Every word from Old Dutch holt lant →