Holt

See also: holt

English

Etymology

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

Proper noun

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

1. A surname An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
2. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
      1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in East Dorset district (OS grid ref SU0203).
      2. A suburb of the town of Hook, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7354).
      3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).
      4. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8662).
      5. A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8262).
      6. A village and community in Wrexham county borough, Wales, on the River Dee, the border with England (OS grid SJ4153).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
      2. An unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida.
      4. A township in Taylor County, Iowa.
      5. An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
      6. An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
      7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ingham County, Michigan.
      8. A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
      9. A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.
      10. A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.
      11. A minor city in Clay County and Clinton County, Missouri.
      12. A township in Gage County, Nebraska.
      13. A former township in Adams County, North Dakota, now part of Central Adams, North Dakota.
      14. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
      15. An unincorporated community in Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
   3. A village in East Gwillimbury, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A municipality in Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
   5. A hamlet in Overijssel, Netherlands; see Dutch Holt.
   6. A village in Tvedestrand municipality, Agder, Norway.
   7. A village in Letea Veche, Bacău county, Romania.
   8. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after PM Harold Holt.
   9. Ellipsis of Holt County.

Derived terms

• Holt County

 

See also

• Holte

 

Anagrams

• HTOL, Loth, loth

Danish

Proper noun

Holt

1. a surname from English.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Hold in 1867. Derived from holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔlt/
• Hyphenation: Holt
• Rhymes: -ɔlt
• Homophone: holt

Proper noun

Holt n

1. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą, whence also Old English holt, Old Norse holt and German Holz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔˑɫt/

Noun

Holt m

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) wood (material)
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a particular kind of wood
3. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a piece of wood, usually small
4. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) grove; woods; small forest

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt.

Noun

Holt n (plural Helta)

1. wood

Saterland Frisian

Holt (1).

n Holt (2).

Etymology

From Old Frisian holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt. Cognates include German Holz and West Frisian hout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔlt/
• Hyphenation: Holt
• Rhymes: -ɔlt

Noun

Holt n (plural [please provide])

1. wood (material)
2. wood (small forest)

Derived terms

• Holtakster
• holten

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Holt”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN