Meaning & origin
What it means
Holderness goes back to Old Norse hǫldr, meaning “man, hero.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Holderness’s family of names
In English usage, Holderness as a surname has a related form in HOLNESS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Holderness, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Holderby
Holderby is a surname from Old Norse.
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Holand
“high” · “land”
75% boys · 25% girls
Hostikka
Hostikka is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.
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Hornsby
“serpent” · “settlement”
71% boys · 29% girls
Holmyard
“islet, holm”
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Holtby
“settlement”
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Holstad
“place, stead”
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Hörður
Hörður is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys