Holloway

Holloway Meaning & Origin

About Holloway
The name Holloway is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "holh" meaning "hollow" or "sunken" and "weg" meaning "way" or "path." As a surname, Holloway likely referred to someone who lived near a sunken road or a hollow path. It may also have been used to describe someone who resided in a place with a hollow or sunken terrain. The name Holloway carries connotations of geographical features and can be seen as a descriptive surname.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Holloway are male.

Holloway Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HL
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 L OW0 W EY2
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɑloʊˌweɪ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Holloway in Braille

Here's how to represent Holloway in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Holloway in braille

How to Spell the Name Holloway in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Holloway using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Holloway in sign language

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