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Holley is an English surname. It is either locational, ultimately derived an Old English ''hol lēah'' "(by ) the clearing by the hollow", or descriptive, from ''hol-ēage'' "hollow-eyed".〔"Holley, a surname of England, Holly of Ireland, from Old English ''hol'' and ''lēah'' - (dweller by the) clearing in the hollow, or ''hol'' and ''ēage'' — hollow-eye, a nickname" E. Seary, William Kirwin, ''Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland'', 1998, (p. 255 ).〕 A masculine given name ''Hollie'' was derived from the surname, recorded in the United States for the late 19th and early 20th centuries.〔(behindthename.com )〕 Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander H. Holley, a Governor of Connecticut *Alexander Lyman Holley, mechanical engineer *Charles Hardin Holley, real name of singer Buddy Holly *George Holley (1885–1942), England international footballer *Horace Holley (1781-1827), Unitarian minister and president of Transylvania University *Horace Holley (1887-1960), prominent follower of the Bahá'í Faith *James W. Holley, III, politician *Kerrie Holley, software architect * Lonnie Holley, artist *Marietta Holley, humourist *Michael Holley, sports commentator *Myron Holley (1779–1841), NY politician *Orville L. Holley (1791–1861), NYS Surveyor General 1838-1842 *Robert W. Holley, biochemist *Sam Holley, Baseball umpire ==See also== *Holly (name) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holley (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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