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Dutch, Holl, Holly, Holley, Hollander, Lander

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An English surname for someone from the various places in England named Holland (Old English meaning "ridgeland.")
Or a surname for someone form the Netherlands, in which case the meaning is Old Dutch holt lant ("wood land".)

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Holland Cotter, Pulitzer-Prize winning American Art critic.
Holland Nimmons McTyeire, American Methodist Bishop, founder of Vanderbilt University.
Gen. Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, WWII U.S. Marine corp General.
Holland W. Hobbiss, British architect.

Holland in song, story & screen: | Edit

Holland Manners, fictional character in the television series "Angel.
Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach, fictional character on the drama "The Shield."