Holly countable and uncountable plural hollies Any of various shrubs or mostly small trees of the genus Ilex either evergreen or deciduous used as decoration especially at Christmas.

Meaning of holly baby name. Holly Plant With Red Berries. The true meaning of Holly cannot be described with just a few words. From the word for the evergreen shrubtree.

The first name could have evolved from the name of the evergreen shrub or tree or else from the common English word holy. Holly is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Germanic and Icelandic. Holly is a name that hints you are a humanitarian and generous individual.

Your name is your destiny hearts desire and personality. From the plant name. Holly is known as an English or Irish surname it is either locational ultimately derived from the Old English hol lēah the clearing by the hollow or descriptive from hol-ēage hollow-eyed.

The first name was adopted by English speakers at the end of the 19th century. Origin of the name Holly. It evokes feelings of happiness and warmth which can only be brought out by festive names such as this.

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Holly is. Its meaning is derived from holly. Holly as a girls name is of Old English origin meaning the holly tree.

Taken from the name of the holly tree an evergreen whose stiff glossy sharp-pointed leaves and clusters of red berries are used in Christmas decorations. Holly is generally used as a girls name. The name Holly is of English origin.