Name

Name HOLLAND

Between 1880 and 2019 there were 3,328 births of Holland in the countries below, which represents an average of 24 births of children bearing the first name Holland per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 379 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Holland
In Italiano

Nome Holland

Information about the first name Holland

The first name Holland has been assigned to:

7.78% to boys
92.22% to girls

The country where the first name Holland is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Female

This first name has 7 letters including 2 vowels and 5 consonants

Holland in Japanese ^*

Romaji	horando
Katakana	ホランド
Hiragana	ほらんど
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Holland in sign language

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Holland in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Holland

English

Etymology

After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

Etymology

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire); the latter's name is derived from Old English hoh land (“spur land”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒlənd/
(General American) enPR: hŏlʹənd, IPA(key): /ˈhɑlənd/
Hyphenation: Hol‧land

Proper noun

Holland
A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland and South Holland.
(metonymically) The Netherlands.
An English habitational surname for someone from the Netherlands, or from any of the various places in England named Holland.
A historical region of Lincolnshire in England (also called Parts of Holland).

Proper noun (Related terms)

Hook of Holland
New Holland
South Holland
Up Holland, Upholland

Proper noun (See also)

Dutch
Netherlands

Proper noun (Usage notes)

Outside the Netherlands, and even sometimes in the Netherlands itself, the term “Holland” often refers to the Netherlands as a whole. This use can sometimes be considered insensitive, especially by residents of the other provinces of the Netherlands. It is somewhat similar to referring to the United Kingdom as “England”.

General

Proper noun

Holland
(archaic) Holland (when referring to the Netherlands, but still relates to the region of Holland)

Proper noun (Related terms)

nederlendar
hollandsk, nederlandsk

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from Hollandia. Ultimately from Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

Adjective

holland (not comparable)
Dutch (of or relating to the Netherlands, its people or language)

Noun

holland (plural hollandok)
Dutch (person)
(singular only) Dutch (language)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ ˈholːɒnd]
Hyphenation: hol‧land
Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun (Derived terms)

Holland Antillák

Noun (Related terms)

Hollandia

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈhɔl.lant/

Proper noun

Holland n
Holland, the Netherlands

Swedish

Proper noun

Holland n (genitive Hollands)
Holland, a region in the Netherlands. Often referring to the whole of the Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of the Dutch region.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɦɔlɑnt/
Hyphenation: Hol‧land

Proper noun

Holland n
Holland (traditional region, the modern provinces North Holland and South Holland)
(in patriotic context) the Netherlands
When cheering for a sports team:
(mostly in Belgium, proscribed) the Netherlands as a whole
Synonym: Nederland

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Hollander
Hollanditis
Hollands
Noord-Holland
Zuid-Holland

Proper noun (Usage notes)

People in the Netherlands generally do not call their country Holland, especially not if they live outside the two provinces of that name. It can be seen as reinforcing Hollandic political and/or cultural dominance, which might be sensitive to some, although unlikely to cause serious offence. However, the term is more widely used to mean "Netherlands" in international contexts, such as in international shipping, and it is also widespread in sports.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Holland, probably = Old Dutch holt (“wood”) + lant (“land”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈhʌˌlanˀ]

Proper noun

Holland
Holland (a region of the Netherlands)
(common, sometimes proscribed) Netherlands (a country in northwestern Europe)

Proper noun (Related terms)

hollandsk
hollænder

Proper noun (Synonyms)

Kongeriget Nederlandene
Nederland
Nederlandene

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Hollant, from Old Dutch Hollant.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈhɔlant/

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Holländer
holländisch
Holländisch
Holland ist offen

Proper noun (Usage notes)

In formal contexts, Holland referring to the whole country is now relatively rare.
In common speech, Holland continues to be the normal word. The main reason is that the synonym Niederlande is quite long and, moreover, requires a definite article (as in English). Compare:Wir fahren nach Holland. (three syllables)
Wir fahren in die Niederlande. (six syllables)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun (Related terms)

hollender, nederlender
hollandsk, nederlandsk

Proper noun (Synonyms)

Nederland

Popularity of the name Holland

Number of HOLLAND births per year

Popularity of the name Holland

Total births of Holland by country

		Births with the first name Holland
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2019	248 2,984
	Ontario 1913 - 2018	0 38
	Alberta 1980 - 2019	5 30
	Quebec 1980 - 2019	3 8
	British Columbia 1919 - 2019	0 7
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2019	3 0
	Australia 1944 - 2019	0 2