Holley

Holley
Recorded in several spellings including Hollies, Hollis, Holley, Holly, Hollins, Holling, Hollings, Hollen, Hollens and possibly others, this is a pre 7th century Northern English, occasionally Scottish, and probably with a Norse-Viking association. It is both locational from any of the places called Hollin, Hollins, or Holly, or it can be topographical, and describe a person who lived by a holegn, a 'hollow eye', - a group of holly trees - in a hollow. The Old Norse word 'holmr' meaning an inland island, one on a lake or river, is closely related, and certainly responsible for some of the modern spellings. There are about 40 places in the British Isles with the prefix Hollin(s)- and over sixty prefixed Holly-, eleven of them being Hollywoods. Locational surnames were amongst the earliest created, being either the name of the owner of the local estate, village or in some cases town, or more usually from the 15th century onwards, the result of a person leaving his or sometimes her, original home, and being named after it, as an easy form of identification. Spelling being at best erratic, and local dialects very thick, lead to the development of 'sounds like' forms. Even high flyers found difficulty with their name spelling, Sir William Holleys or Holles, was lord mayor of London in 1539, during the reign of King Henry V111th (1510 -1547). Some of the earliest recordings include John (de) Holley in the Subsidy Tax Rolls of the county of Cumberland in 1332, and Alicia de Holyns in the poll tax rolls of the county of Yorkshire in 1379.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Holley — can refer to:People* Alexander Lyman Holley, mechanical engineer * Charles Hardin Holley was the real name of singer, Buddy Holly * George Holley (1885 – 1942), England international footballer * Horace Holley (1781 1827), a Unitarian minister… …   Wikipedia

  • Holley — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexander H. Holley (1804–1887), US amerikanischer Politiker Charles Hardin Holley (1936–1959), US amerikanischer Rock’n’Roll Musiker und Komponist, siehe Buddy Holly Major Holley (1924−1990), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Holley — Villa de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Holley — Holley, NY U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 1802 Housing Units (2000): 846 Land area (2000): 1.266404 sq. miles (3.279972 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.266404 sq. miles (3.279972… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Holley, NY — U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 1802 Housing Units (2000): 846 Land area (2000): 1.266404 sq. miles (3.279972 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.266404 sq. miles (3.279972 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Holley —   [ hɔlɪ], Robert William, amerikanischer Biochemiker, * Urbana (Illinois) 28. 1. 1922, ✝ Los Gatos (Calif.) 11. 2. 1993; Professor an der Cornell University und am U. S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Ithaca (N. Y.); untersuchte die… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Holley — (spr. Holli), Postort in der Township Murray der Grafschaft Orleans des Staates New York (Nordamerika) am Eriekanal; 1200 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Holley — Robert William …   Scientists

  • Holley — Holley, Robert W …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Holley — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Holley est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Bernard Holley (1940 ), acteur britannique ; Francine Holley (1919 ), peintre belge ;… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”