Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holle

/ˈhɑli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
holle
IPA
/ˈhɑli/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a north German surname, from the obsolete noun hol (“bog, cave”), related to the modern adjective hohl (“hollow”) (English hole). * Also as a German surname (Hölle), variant of Hoelle, itself related to the noun Hölle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, from an obsolete adjective related to hou (“favorable, loyal”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɑli/

Inflected Forms

Holles (plural)

Homonyms

holly

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal mahal dahl ahl cabal ya'll coll gaal pall

Questions

How do you pronounce holle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑli/.
What does holle mean?
A surname.
Where does holle come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce holle

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