What does holly mean?
Definitions for holly
ˈhɒl ihol·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
holly(noun)
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley(noun)
United States rock star (1936-1959)
Wiktionary
holly(Noun)
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
Etymology: holly, shortening of holin, from holegn, from huli- (compare Dutch/German hulst, Old Norse hulfr), from kol 'prickly' (compare Welsh celyn 'holly', Russian kolos 'ear of wheat', Albanian kallí 'straw, chaff', Sanskrit kaţambá 'arrow'), from *kel 'to cut' (compare Old Church Slavonic kolja 'to prick').
holly(Noun)
The wood from this tree.
Etymology: holly, shortening of holin, from holegn, from huli- (compare Dutch/German hulst, Old Norse hulfr), from kol 'prickly' (compare Welsh celyn 'holly', Russian kolos 'ear of wheat', Albanian kallí 'straw, chaff', Sanskrit kaţambá 'arrow'), from *kel 'to cut' (compare Old Church Slavonic kolja 'to prick').
holly(Noun)
Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
Etymology: holly, shortening of holin, from holegn, from huli- (compare Dutch/German hulst, Old Norse hulfr), from kol 'prickly' (compare Welsh celyn 'holly', Russian kolos 'ear of wheat', Albanian kallí 'straw, chaff', Sanskrit kaţambá 'arrow'), from *kel 'to cut' (compare Old Church Slavonic kolja 'to prick').
Holly(ProperNoun)
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.
Etymology: English Wikipedia has an article on:Holly (name)Wikipedia
Holly(ProperNoun)
A topographic surname.
Etymology: English Wikipedia has an article on:Holly (name)Wikipedia
Holly(ProperNoun)
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Etymology: English Wikipedia has an article on:Holly (name)Wikipedia
Webster Dictionary
Holly(adverb)
wholly
Etymology: [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.]
Holly(noun)
a tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas
Etymology: [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.]
Holly(noun)
the holm oak. See 1st Holm
Etymology: [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.]
Freebase
Holly
Ilex, or holly, is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Holly
hol′i, n. an evergreen shrub having leathery, shining, and spinous leaves and scarlet or yellow berries, much used for Christmas decorations. [A.S. holegn; cf. W. celyn, Ir. cuileann.]
Rap Dictionary
holly(noun)
See ho.
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Rank popularity for the word 'holly' in Nouns Frequency: #3027
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of holly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of holly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of holly in a Sentence
My favorite fans are Holly and Sophie but I still love all of my fans. Holly, Sophie, if you're out there, good luck with hockey!
Holly, you can tell, had this ulterior motive every minute being at the Mansion, and that motive was -- it was clear as day -- she wanted Hef's kids, she wanted a piece of Playboy and she wanted to marry Hef for, obviously, his will.
Everybody’s great. Holly is tired, but she’s fine. Riley came right out and as soon as he heard Holly’s voice, he smiled. He has hair like Elvis — a full head of black hair. The doctor said he came out looking like a 2-year-old.
If you saw Ronda Rousey in ‘ Entourage ’ Ronda Rousey did a pretty good job in it and of course the reason Ronda Rousey was there is because Ronda Rousey was undefeated, but Ronda Rousey is so much deeper than that, there are so many more layers to Ronda Rousey than there are to Holly Holm and not to take anything away from that fight, but they will have a rematch and I think Ronda Rousey will win that — and I don’t think the in-between time will take away from Ronda Rousey bankability.
'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'
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- grèvolCatalan, Valencian
- cesmínaCzech
- celynen, celynWelsh
- kristtornDanish
- Stechpalme, HülseGerman
- ίλεξGreek
- ileksoEsperanto
- aceboSpanish
- iileks, astelpõõsasEstonian
- خاسPersian
- orjanlaakeriFinnish
- houxFrench
- cuileannIrish
- cuileannScottish Gaelic
- acivroGalician
- होल्लीHindi
- magyal, krisztustövisHungarian
- hollyIndonesian
- agrifoglioItalian
- הוליHebrew
- セイヨウヒイラギ, 犬黄楊, モチノキ, ホリーJapanese
- 홀리Korean
- ilexLatin
- bugienisLithuanian
- hulstDutch
- kristtornNorwegian
- didzéłchííʼNavajo, Navaho
- agreu, grefuèlh, agrèvol, grifolOccitan
- ostrokrzewPolish
- azevinhoPortuguese
- wayusa, asiwuQuechua
- ilice, laurRomanian
- падубRussian
- golosti, olosti, alase, bolostruSardinian
- järnekSwedish
- aseboTagalog
- падубUkrainian
- ہولیUrdu
- 冬青Chinese
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