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 [ 2 syll. hol-ly, ho-lly ] The girl name Holly is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced HHAALiy KEY. Holly is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. Derived from holly ; holy. The first name could have evolved from the name of the evergreen shrub or tree, or else from the common English word 'holy'. The first name was adopted by English speakers at the end of the 19th century. The name is commonly given to girls born around the Christmas season, where sprigs of holly are used for indoor decorations. A form of the name is the English Holie. The spelling variants Hawley (English), Hollee (English), Holley (English), Holli (English), and Hollie (English) are other forms of Holly. See also the related forms, the English Hollinda, the English Hollyanne, and the English Hollyn. Holly is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1983 with 0.357% of baby girls being named Holly. It had a ranking of #48 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #365 with a usage of only 0.043%, but it was nevertheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family. Holly has in the last century been mainly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Holly include the English Hali, the English Hollee, the English Holley, the English Holli, the English Hollie, the English Haeley, the English Haeli, the English Hailee, the English Haileigh, the English Hailey, the English Haili, the English Hailie, the English Hailley, the English Haily, the Arabic Hala, the English Halee, the English Haleigh, the English Haley, the English Halie, and the German Hallee. A famous person named Holly is Actress, Holly Hunter, born 20 March 1958, Conyers, Georgia. KEY: Pronunciation for Holly: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
