Baby name
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🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Holland
/HAH · luhnd/
Meaning
“Wood land or spur land”
From the place name Holland or the surname taken from it. The Dutch region's name comes from Old Dutch 'holt lant' ('wood land'); the English surname mostly comes from English villages called Holland, from Old English 'hoh land' ('spur land'). The popular reading 'hollow land' is a folk etymology.
Vibe
modernsophisticated
How it ages.
A crisp place-name pick that reads modern on a girl today, with a long English history behind it.
The cultural moment.
Ranked #549 for girls in the US in 2025; for boys, last ranked #970 in 1912.