# Holland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɒ.lənd/ · frequency rank #6,056

## Definitions
1. A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.
2. the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe).
3. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.
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29. A community in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba, Canada.
30. A southern suburb of Oxted, Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ4050).
31. A settlement on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4851).

## Etymology
From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).

## Easily confused with
- **Hyland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holland-vs-hyland)
- **Hollins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holland-vs-hollins)
- **homeland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holland-vs-homeland)
- **Hollander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holland-vs-hollander)
- **holla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holla-vs-holland)
- **Helmand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helmand-vs-holland)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hholland`, `hloland`, `holalnd`, `holand`, `holladn`, `hollandd`, `hollannd`, `hollnad`, `ohlland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holland