Holland

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland and South Holland.
• The Netherlands.
• A historical region of Lincolnshire in England (also called Parts of Holland).

Origin

• lant#Old_Dutch"). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from [[hol land, inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire); the latter's name is derived from Old English ("spur land").