holly

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

   “Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The wood from this tree.
3. (countable, uncountable)Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

name

1. A female given name from English.

   “Grandma said, "I used to know a little girl called Holly - she always had her dresses trimmed with red or green." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought that was quite a nice name.”

   “"Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas.”

   “The bodies of 19-year-old best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were returned to Australia on Tuesday night.”

2. A topographic surname from Middle English.
3. (rare)A male given name transferred from the surname.
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