Holland

HAH-lənd'HAH-lund'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Grounded

MEANING

Wooded land

ORIGIN

Anglo-Saxon

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Old English 'hol', meaning 'hollow', and 'land', meaning 'land or region'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Originally used to describe a region with many trees or forests.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used as a geographical term and later adopted as a surname.

🇳🇱Dutch
Soft

MEANING

Hollow land

ORIGIN

Dutch

ETYMOLOGY

From the Dutch 'Holland', referring to a region in the Netherlands.

CULTURAL NOTES

Known as a region in the western part of the Netherlands, often mistakenly used to refer to the entire country.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The name has been used since medieval times to describe parts of the Netherlands.

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