Where does “Holley” come from?
Holley is an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Holly, an English plant name with roots in Old English holegn.
Ancestry of “Holley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Holly | — |
| 2 | Middle English | holly | Alternative form of holy |
| 3 | Old English | holeġn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hulis | holly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |