- town
centre was preserved. The name
Holmfirth derives from Old
English holegn ('holly'), in the name of Holme, West Yorkshire,
compounded with Middle...
-
Holisvrde before 1059 and in 1086. Its name is
derived from the Old
English holegn, for
holly and worð an enclosure. In 1059,
Hollingworth was
surrounded by...
-
holly comes from the 11th
Century Old High
German hulis and Old
English holegn both
meaning Holly. The word
hulis originates from an even
older pre-Christian...
-
etymology of
Holme Shaw was
identified by
Albert Hugh
Smith as Old
English holegn ('holly-tree') and
sceaga ('copse');
Holme Wood
means the same. Residents...
- Irish) cuillean, the
Brythonic (Welsh)
celyn or celynnen, or the Old
English holegn (with the 'h'
pronounced gutturally). Each of
these words translates as...
-
relate to
holegn, the Anglo-Saxon word for holly.
Eilert Ekwall supports the
claim that
places which start Holne come from the Old
English holegn meaning...
-
called Holme, the name of
Holme in West
Yorkshire derives from Old
English holegn ('holly'). On 6 July 2014,
Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de
France from York...
- in the
Domesday Book as
Holeest suggesting an
etymology of Old
English holegn meaning "holly" and
hyrst meaning "grove, wood",
giving a
meaning of "wood...
- be seen from the
Domesday Book entry, the
suffix of -holme, Old
English holegn for holly, was
added a
later date. The
village lies on the A6108 road between...
