# Hollis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,189

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.

## Easily confused with
- **holly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollis-vs-holly)
- **hulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollis-vs-hulls)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollis-vs-howls)
- **Holmes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollis-vs-holmes)
- **hollow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollis-vs-hollow)
- **Holi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holi-vs-hollis)
- **holds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holds-vs-hollis)
- **hills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hills-vs-hollis)
- **holes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holes-vs-hollis)
- **halls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halls-vs-hollis)
- **hells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hells-vs-hollis)
- **holla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holla-vs-hollis)
- **holler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holler-vs-hollis)
- **Holley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holley-vs-hollis)
- **hellish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hellish-vs-hollis)
- **Hollins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollins-vs-hollis)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhollis`, `hlolis`, `holils`, `holis`, `holliss`, `hollsi`, `ohllis`

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