Holley is an English surname.
It is either locational, ultimately derived an Old English hol
lēah "[dwelling by] the clearing by the hollow", or descriptive, from hol-ēage "hollow-eyed".[1][2]
^"Holley, a surname of England,
Holly of Ireland, from Old English hol and lēah - (dweller by the) clearing in the hollow, or hol and ēage — hollow-eye, a nickname"
E. Seary, William Kirwin, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, 1998,
p. 255.
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surnameHolley. If an
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Holley is an English surname.
It is either locational, ultimately derived an Old English hol
lēah "[dwelling by] the clearing by the hollow", or descriptive, from hol-ēage "hollow-eyed".[1][2]
^"Holley, a surname of England,
Holly of Ireland, from Old English hol and lēah - (dweller by the) clearing in the hollow, or hol and ēage — hollow-eye, a nickname"
E. Seary, William Kirwin, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, 1998,
p. 255.
This page lists people with the
surnameHolley. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.