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Holly is also used as a masculine given name in English. However, it's more common for females. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be updated from "Feminine" to "Feminine & Masculine".Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_(name)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/holly/top/united-states
Holly Thistle is a protagonist in the British children's cartoon "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom". She is a fairy princess and best friends with Ben Elf, the other protagonist in the show.
Holly Gennero, John McClane's wife!
Holly White is the daughter of Walter White and Skyler White in the show Breaking Bad.
Holly Janquell is one of Sammy's friends in the book series Sammy Keyes.
Holly is a fairy princess in the children’s show Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom.
Is no one going to list Buddy Holly?! R I P.
Holly Frazier is known for starring on the reality show “Dance Moms” for seven seasons with her daughter, Nia.
Min Holly, the dog of the South Korean rapper Min Yoongi (Suga of BTS)
During season 2 of the Hulu television program The Handmaid's Tale, June (a.k.a. Offred) names her newborn Holly, after June's mother. Serena Joy Waterford later names the same baby Nicole.
Not-so-famous bearer: Black Happy has a song titled "Holly Would", about a girl that goes missing.
Holly Jo Glynn was a formerly unidentified American woman who is believed to have committed suicide in September 1987 by jumping off a cliff in Dana Point, California. Her body remained unidentified until 2015.
Holly Palance (born 1950) is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California and is the daughter of Jack Palance and Virginia Baker. She is the first of their three children. She has married Roger Spottoswoode, but they divorced in 1997. She has two children. She has played a golfer in Golf Etiquette, Susie Kay in Thriller, young nanny in The Omen, Miss Baldwin in Dickens of London, an air hostess in The Strange Case of the End of Civilization As We Know It, Gail Cooper in The Comeback, Jessica "Dolly" D'Nard in Bret Maverick, Sally/Jane in Tuxedo Warrior, Miss Carmichael in The Thorn Birds, a journalist in Under Fire, Elly Dundee in The Best of Times, and Ellen Armstrong in Cast the First Stone. She has co-hosted the TV version of Ripley's Believe It or Not!Holly Holliday is a fictional character from Glee. She is played by Gwyneth Paltrow.
Holy (sometimes spelled Holly) Kujo née Joestar (空条[ジョースター] ホリィ Kūjō (Jōsutā) Horii), is a minor character appearing in Stardust Crusaders. Daughter of Joseph Joestar and mother of Jotaro Kujo, she is afflicted by DIO's return and it is for her that Jotaro departs to Egypt fighting DIO.
Middle name of figure skater and actress Lynn Holly Johnson, who is best known for her starring role as Lexie Winston in the film "Ice Castles" in 1978.
I told a guy my name and he blurted out "Hollywood Undead!" which is apparently a band.
Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter.
Holly Hills, a character from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Holli Would (different spelling, but still same name) is a femme fatale character appearing in the movie Cool World.
"Goodbye Holly," a single by '60s baroque rock band The Left Banke.
Dr. Holly Marten is a socially inept scientist in the Syfy series Eureka. She is portrayed by the lovely actress Felicia Day.
Holly Robinson Peete (born 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and singer.
Holly Hunter (born 1958 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American actress.
Holly Marie Combs (born 1973 in San Diego, California) is an American actress.
Actress Holly Robinson Peete is a famous bearer.
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.
Holly Johnson (birth name William Holly Johnson) *man* was the singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Hate it on a man with blinding passion.
John McClane's wife in the Die Hard movies. A pretty important character.
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!
Holly Madison, from the Girls Next Door and famous playmate. Also Hugh Hefner's main girlfriend.
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 McPeak is a professional athlete and is included in the new book In Their Shoes by the author Deborah Reber.
HOLLY from the series "Monster Rancher" is a bearer of the name. Though her name doesn't really suit her. :(
There is a Bionicle character called Hahli, but it is pronounced like Holly.
There is a novelist named Holly Lisle.
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 Webb is the person who writes the Triplets Series for Scholastic. It's about these triplets who are incredibly cool.
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 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.
Famous bearer is Holly Short from Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.
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.
Holly Hunter is a famous actress.
Famous bearer of this name is Holly Marie Combs of the wonderful Charmed.
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'.
A famous bearer is the singer/actress Holly Valance.

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