Holland
[ˈhɒlənd]Meaning
from the place name Holland or the related surname
Background Story
Holland is a given name taken from the place name Holland or from the related surname. The Dutch place name comes from Old Dutch holt lant, meaning "wood land". The English place name is most commonly derived from Old English hoh land, meaning "spur land", though Coates and Breeze argued in 2000 that its first element is Proto-Brythonic haiw-, "marsh, swamp".
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