Holl
Holl (name) means a German, Dutch, or English surname. Example: “Holl can derive from a German word meaning "hollow.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Holls
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Etymology
As a German and Dutch surname, it comes from the noun hohl (“hollow hole”). Also as a German surname, it is a variant of Hold, from the obsolete noun Middle High German holde (“friend, servant vassal”); also Helle. As an English surname, it is a variant of Hole, and as a Dutch surname it is also a variant of Holle.