Holywood
village · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'holy wood', from 'hālig' (holy) and 'wudu' (wood, forest). It refers to a wood with religious significance or one associated with a holy site.
Word origins
- Holy
- Old EnglishAttestedsacred, consecrated(from hālig "holy, sacred")
- wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
Historical forms
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