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hollin

/hˈɑlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
hollin
IPA
/hˈɑlɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

holly

British usage; Archaic

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hollins (plural)

Rhymes With

rollin collin dahlin bollin follin wollin

Questions

How do you pronounce hollin?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑlɪn/.
What does hollin mean?
holly
Where does hollin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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