# Holloway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɒləweɪ/ · frequency rank #20,384

## Definitions
1. A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3256).
2. An urban area of London in the borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ306859).
3. A hamlet in East Knoyle parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST876133).
4. A minor city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
5. A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holway.

## Easily confused with
- **hollow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollow-vs-holloway)
- **hallway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hallway-vs-holloway)
- **Holliday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holliday-vs-holloway)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hholloway`, `hloloway`, `holloawy`, `hollowayy`, `hollowway`, `hollowya`, `hollwoay`, `hololway`, `holoway`, `ohlloway`

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