Comments for the name Holly

A famous bearer is the singer/actress Holly Valance.

This is the name of the character which Audrey Hepburn portrayed in arguably her most famous role, as Holly Golightly in the film 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'.

Famous bearer of this name is Holly Marie Combs of the wonderful Charmed.

I like this name. I want to change my name into it. Amanda Bynes playes the character Holly Tyler in "What I Like About You".

This is my name! I use to hate it because people would always sing 'deck the halls' around me, but I love it now.

Holly is the best name in the world, except I don't like it! Anyone want to swap?

Holly is a very common name for girls who are born in December.

This is my sister's name but I read the comment about Holly being a common name for kids born in December and my sister was born in October. The reason she was named this was because my mom looked out the hospital window after giving birth and saw the holly tree so it clicked.

This is my name, and I really like it. I do wish it had a better meaning though. People always sing Have a Holly Jolly Christmas to me like they are the first ones to ever come up with it, when I have been hearing it all of my life. It's kind of funny. But I love my name and I wouldn't change it. :)

Holly Hunter is a famous actress.

Holly is the computer on Red Dwarf.

Holly Hobbie is the name of the 70's rag dress-wearing little girl in a giant bonnet, created by the American writer and illustrator with the same name - Holly Hobbie.

This is my name and I really like it although a lot of people do seem to start saying things like "so how is it at Hollywood?" I would also like to say that like people say most people named Holly are I was born in December. December 21 actually.

This is my name and I LOVE it. I used to think the name sucked because people were always going around singing deck the halls thinking they were the first ones to come up with it. FYI you're NOT! Then I wished it had been spelled a different way. But now that I'm older I'm loving it since I have only met two other people in my life with the same name.

My name is Holly, I was born in September but I was conceived in December. I think I was named after Buddy Holly the song though. :p

Well my name is Holly and everyone is saying it is a December name but I was born in June so I don't think it so just because of the holly tree.

Holly is my name. I love it because I almost never meet anyone else with my name. But most of all I love it because my father gave me that name. I was born in January and I always hated Deck the Halls and Holly Jolly Christmas!

Famous bearer is Holly Short from Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

Holly is a supurb name ... heehe.
And I can't tell you how many times I've been asked if I was born in December! Arg! (I was born in March) I think it's a cute name though and not many people have it so I like that. I've always wished my name was spelt Hollie, I like it so much better.

Holly Wells, along with her best friend Jessica Chapman, went missing in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England in August of 2002. There was heavy media coverage of the search, which lasted for 13 days. Their bodies were found on August 17, 2002.

I love my name! Yes, I get the Holly Jolly Christmas, or Holly GoLightly or Holly by Golly, but overall it's great - semi-rare but yet not wierd. My birthday is in July and my mom always says I was her Christmas in July.

My middle name is Holly. I think it is a wonderful name. I also know a few other people called holly. It is not overly used but it's not like it's a really abnormal name. It's beautiful!

I have a cat named Holly. She was already a year old when I got her, so she came with the name. I never used to like the name Holly, but I fell in love with it after that. This is a very sweet-sounding name, and I hope it never becomes too overused (or underused).

I hate this name. Don't know why. It sounds rough, in my opinion.

In the Carol Reed's movie "The Third Man" the main character is Holly Martins played by Joseph Cotten. Alida Valli's character comments on how Holly is an odd name as it is for a guy. I guess Graham Greene (writer of book and screen play) wanted a unique name for him. The movie also has Orson Welles as Harry Lime.

Holly Webb is the person who writes the Triplets Series for Scholastic. It's about these triplets who are incredibly cool.

A rather famous bearer of this name is ex-Captain Holly Short, first woman in the LEPrecon division, from the Artemis Fowl series of books.

Holly is a very nice name, but should only be used for girls that are born in December. Same with May, June, and April.

Kind, sweet and lovable.

In Australia it's quite a common name yet not, if you know what I mean. It's very pretty. :)

I knew twins (born in December) who were called Holly and Noelle.

There is a novelist named Holly Lisle.

This is my cousin's name, and when she was younger, she used to go around saying "Have a holly jolly Christmas!" I think this name is really nice. When she was even younger, a lot of people called her "Holly Dolly". By the way, she was born in June.

There is a Bionicle character called Hahli, but it is pronounced like Holly.

I like the spelling Holli best.

My name is Holly, and I really don't like it sometimes because when winter time comes around, people start singing 'Deck the Halls' and 'Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.' Plus, as a kid, people would call me Hollywood or say, 'Good golly Miss Holly!' as a joke.

But there are times when I DO like it because I haven't met any other Hollys, so it feels kind of original.

HOLLY from the series "Monster Rancher" is a bearer of the name. Though her name doesn't really suit her. :(

I like this name because Holiday/Holly Golightly is one of my favorite characters.

My name is Hollie and I prefer this to Holly because it doesn't remind you of the bush as much and even thought they are almost the same name I don't like Holly hardly at all.

I love this name, it's so sweet, reminds me of Christmas.

Holly reminds me of an old, pretty Christmas song "Holly and Ivy".

Pretty name. Too bad it's so overused. But with names as Molly, Poppy, Daisy, Dolly and sickening stuff like that, I'm glad Holly stands still. Thank goodness.

Love this name. We went with "Hollyn" for one of our twin girls. Only problem, everyone thinks it's "Holland". She's two now so a little late to change things. Chances are she will end up going by Holly just to avoid the question, "So, are you from Holland?"

I like Hollie best.

Holly McPeak is a professional athlete and is included in the new book In Their Shoes by the author Deborah Reber.

I'm not crazy about this name, but unlike Dolly and Polly, this name is actually mature. It's not the prettiest name out there, but it's not ugly either.

In Watership Down, there's a rabbit named Holly. (However, this rabbit is a male rabbit, so now I think that Holly is a fairly suitable name for a boy.)

Holly Madison, from the Girls Next Door and famous playmate. Also Hugh Hefner's main girlfriend.

Even though it corresponds, with some Christmas carols this is my favourite girl name for some reason. I think it is very kind, and charming. Not to mention the first name of my fav author, Holly Black.

Holly is my name. I haven't always been overly fond of it, but it's grown on me because it isn't so common as names like Jessica or Ashley which are a dime a dozen. My mom had a thing for Christmas names (like mine & Noelle), even though I was born in June.
Yes, I do get all the jokes with the Christmas songs & I do have people sometimes call me "Miss Golightly" - this I find to be a bonus because I love Audrey Hepburn - so getting compared to a character she played is pretty cool.

I love this name, it's the name of my favourite author, and I think it's overall a charming and sweet name. It can also be the name of a punk. ;)

I'm a Holli, which causes MASSIVE hassle, people always spell it wih a y or ie. Holly seems to be becoming a lot more popular at the moment, which is good and bad. Good because it's a lovely name, bad because I've always liked it for being unusual.
I don't agree with saying Holly should be a totally December birth name (I'm a March), however I do think that variations of the spelling are always good to have if you are more spring/summer, so at least people don't immediately think of a plant.
I was told by someone today that it was the kind of name you would expect from the heroine in a romance novel, which was unexpected and rather nice. But she was rather old so it was a very unusual name for her, lol.

This is a pretty name, not too girly when you're old, and not too mature for when you're little. This is the kind of name that no matter what the season its cheerful and beautiful. And not overly used at that. Oh, but wouldn't it be a pain to name quadruplet girls Dolly, Holly, Molly and Polly? That would be both confusing and a tongue-twister. :)

My best friend in elementary school spelled it 'Holley'.

When this plant's name is given with Christian sentiment, its bright red berries represent the blood of Christ; its leaves the Passion and crown of thorns.

A famous bearer is novelist Holly Black. She writes fantasy novels - most particularly about the world of faerie - for both children and teenagers. So far her novels include 'Tithe', 'Ironside' and 'Valiant', and she collaborated with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi on 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'. Holly is a really talented writer in my opinion and I like this name a whole lot more since reading her books!

Not really sure why, but I've always liked this name. Reminds me of Christmas. :)

This and Luna are my favorite girls names! I think Holly trees are very beautiful.

Pretty :) too common for me though.

John McClane's wife in the Die Hard movies. A pretty important character.

I find it interesting enough to note, that the holly plant's meaning is 'Coming of Joys', so it could be like, a child bringing joy in to the life of others. Also on the plant, the pointed leaves represented the crown of thorns worn by Jesus, and the red berries symbolized drops of his blood. So this might be a very good name for a religious family.

Apparently, this name was popular in the 70s--however, growing up I met only one adult woman with the name Holly. Even then, I thought it was a pretty name. Now, a little girl at my church is named Holly, and I think it's such a great name. (And I like that it's not as common as, say, Emily or Sarah, of which I know way too many.) I would like to see a couple more Hollys running around.

Holly Johnson (birth name William Holly Johnson) *man* was the singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Hate it on a man with blinding passion.

This is my name, and I absolutely love it.
I have only met 4 or 5 other Holly's in my life.
I love that it's uncommon without being over the top odd.

Two members (both males) of the German band Letzte Instanz are called Holly - Holly Loose (though it's not his real name) and Holly D. (Holger Lieberenz). I actually prefer it for a male. I love the name Holger anyway, so Holly is a cute nickname.

I like this name but would rather spell it "Holleigh".

Believe it or not I know someone with the first name Holly last name Wood, Holly Wood. If that wasn't ironic enough we live in southern California near Hollywood. She doesn't mind having the name, in fact she introduces herself as Holly Wood. It's a good conversation starter.

Actress Holly Robinson Peete is a famous bearer.

It does have its own sort of charm, but it's so common and it sounds too much like a nickname. I don't understand why everybody loves it so much; it's kind of plain.

My name is Hollie, and I don't really like it. I much prefer the spelling Holly, for the facts that it is the common spelling and people always spell my name wrong, and simply that I like the spelling "Holly" better. I love to see the other comments (I read through most of them) about how Holly/Hollie is a wonderful name. There were a few negative comments, and it may seem strange, but this site actually made me think about the name "Holly". Apparently my mother called me Hollie (with that spelling) because she already knew another lady with a child called Holly, so she wanted to be different. I hate the spelling Hollie because everyone spells it wrong. Everyone just assumes that that's how it is and that's how it's spelt. I was born in May, and people don't mock my name or make fun and sing songs (which I appreciate) but my family called me "Hollie Pops" when I was younger (weird right?) and now my sister and mum call me "Holy".

In England, this is never pronounced HAHL-EE, always HOLL-EE.

My mother was born the day before Christmas Eve. My grandparents considered dubbing her "Holly" to honor the occasion.

This is my name, and I really have come to hate it because it's become so common. I know far too many Holly's, and, being someone who loves different names, it's really quite annoying. If you were to name a child of yours Holly, I wouldn't. The child would become confused (much like me) as to which Holly their friends are shouting at in the street (and it often isn't them).

I like the name Holly. It is not too overused but not unusual either and is also more mature-sounding than Lolly, Polly or Dolly. My best friend has the name (though she spells it "Holley").

I've always liked the name Holly, it's quite simple and reminds me of Christmas scenery, although some people see it as a bit cheap and common.

The name Holly reminds me of someone who can be a bit spiteful and prickly, like Holly leaves, but still has that nice christmassy feel, and is quite safe and simple.

Holly Marie Combs (born 1973 in San Diego, California) is an American actress.

Holly Hunter (born 1958 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American actress.

Holly Robinson Peete (born 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and singer.

Dr. Holly Marten is a socially inept scientist in the Syfy series Eureka. She is portrayed by the lovely actress Felicia Day.

"Goodbye Holly," a single by '60s baroque rock band The Left Banke.

Holli Would (different spelling, but still same name) is a femme fatale character appearing in the movie Cool World.