Hole
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Various origins:
- English topographic surname for someone who lived by a depression, from Old English holh (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulwī, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją.
- Borrowed from Norwegian Hole, a habitational surname from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”).
- Shortened form of Dutch van Hole, a habitational surname from hol (“hole, depression, cavity”).
Proper noun[edit]
Hole (plural Holes)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hole is the 16130th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1794 individuals. Hole is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.31%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hole”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192.
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hole
- A municipality of Buskerud, Norway
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms borrowed from Norwegian
- English terms derived from Norwegian
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English surnames from Norwegian
- English surnames from Dutch
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- no:Municipalities of Norway
- no:Places in Buskerud
- no:Places in Norway