Name: Holly
Gender: Female
Usage: Holly, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Holly are in general originating from Australia, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Holly is: Holly, Shrub.
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Numerology of the first name Holly: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Holly is ranked on the 315th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1995500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.028% of the population. The name Holly has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Holly for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Holly is an English given name that has mostly feminine use. The name derives from the name of the plant, from the Old English word holen. Because holly is used as decoration at Christmas, Holly is a name given to girls born around that time or after. Alternate versions include: Hollie, Holli, Holie, etc. As a first name in 2009, Holly ranked #380 for most popular girl baby name in the United States and the 24th most popular girl's name in England in 2012.
English: from the vocabulary word denoting the evergreen shrub or tree (Middle English holi(n), Old English holegn). The name was first used at the beginning of the 20th century, and has been particularly popular since about 1960. It is bestowed especially on girls born around Christmas, when sprigs of holly are traditionally taken indoors to decorate rooms.
Variant: Hollie.
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