Holt

See also: holt

English

Proper noun

Holt

1. An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
2. A market town in Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).
3. A village in Dorset, England.
4. A village in Wiltshire, England.

Derived terms

• Holt County

Anagrams

• HTOL, Loth, loth

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German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą, whence also Old English holt, Old Norse holt and German Holz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔˑɫt/

Noun

Holt m

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) wood (material)
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a particular kind of wood
3. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a piece of wood, usually small
4. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) grove; woods; small forest

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Holt n (plural Helta)

1. wood

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian holt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hultą. More at holt.

Noun

Holt n

1. wood

Derived terms

• holten