Holly (name)
.jpg) The name Holly is derived from the name of the plant. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | Holen |
Holly is a given name that has feminine use. The name derives from the name of the plant, from the Old English word holen. Alternate versions include: Hollie, Holli, Holie, etc.
Famous Hollys
First name
- Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer
- Holly Marie Combs, American actress
- Holly Gibbs, British actress
- Holly Anderson, the wise and powerful empress of the world
- Holly Michelle Gilliam, birthname of Michelle Phillips, American singer and actress
- Holly Golightly, British singer and songwriter
- Holly Golightly (comic-book artist)
- Holly Holyoake, Welsh soprano
- Holly Hunter, Oscar-winning actress
- Holly Johnson, singer
- Holly Larocque, Canadian actress. Best known for her role on the children's series Under The Umbrella Tree
- Holly Madison, one of The Girls Next Door
- Holly Palance, American actrees, daughter of veteran actor Jack Palance
- Holly Robinson Peete, American actress, singer and author
- Holly Sherwood, singer
- Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model
- Holly Willoughby, British television presenter
Last name
- Buddy Holly, rock singer of the 1950s
- Lauren Holly, American actress
Fictional characters
- Holly Hobbie, American children's book author and her character of the same name
- Holly (Red Dwarf), a central character on the British TV series Red Dwarf
- Holly Robinson, DC Comics character and a frequent ally and sidekick of Catwoman
- Holly Golightly, the main character of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Holly Short, a character in the Artemis Fowl children's book series
- Holly, the main character of the WB TV series What I Like About You
- Holly, a character in many songs by the rock band The Hold Steady
- Holly, a character on The Office
- Holly Shumpert, a character in the sitcom The King of Queens