Holly is a name I like a lot in theory but find underwhelming in real life. On paper it's so sweet and pert and retro. It's shiny and cute, without being fluffy at all. It's like
Natalie or
Leslie or
Dana, it has a built-in sense of responsibility.
Holly is like the cute class president.
Maya feels much more modern than
Holly, it doesn't really "go" with it.
Maya is sultry, languid, and vaguely tropical and exotic.
Holly is just the babysitter next door, I'd feel kinda bad for her if she had a sister named
Maya.
Holly got the short end of the stick.
Holly and
Mia would work, they have a kind of tidy mod squad thing happening.
Holly and
May would work too, they are kitschy retro together. Like you can just tell one was born in winter and the other in spring!