# Holt
## English
### Etymology

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

### Proper noun

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)
* A surname An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
* A placename
** A number of places in the United Kingdom:
*** A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in East Dorset district (OS grid ref SU0203).
*** A suburb of the town of Hook, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7354).
*** A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).
*** A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8662).
*** A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8262).
*** A village and community in Wrexham county borough, Wales, on the River Dee, the border with England (OS grid SJ4153).
** A number of places in the United States:
*** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
*** An unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California.
*** An unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida.
*** A township in Taylor County, Iowa.
*** An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
*** An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
*** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ingham County, Michigan.
*** A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
*** A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.
*** A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.
*** A minor city in Clay County and Clinton County, Missouri.
*** A township in Gage County, Nebraska.
*** A former township in Adams County, North Dakota, now part of Central Adams, North Dakota.
*** An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
** A village in East Gwillimbury, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.
** A municipality in Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
** A hamlet in Overijssel, Netherlands; see Dutch Holt.
** A village in Tvedestrand municipality, Agder, Norway.
** A village in Letea Veche, Bacău county, Romania.
** A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after PM Harold Holt.
** Ellipsis of Holt County.

#### Derived terms

* Holt County

### See also

* Holte

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Dorset)
* ↑ OS: Hampshire
* ↑ Parish map (Norfolk)
* ↑ Parish map (Wiltshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Worcestershire)
* ↑ Community map (Wrexham)

### Anagrams

* HTOL, Loth, loth

## Danish
### Proper noun

Holt
* a surname from English

## Dutch
### Etymology

First attested as 't Hold in 1867. Derived from holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦɔlt/
* Hyphenation: Holt
* Rhymes: -ɔlt
* Homophone: holt

### Proper noun

Holt n
* A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

## German Low German
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɔˑɫt/

### Noun

Holt m
* (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) wood (material)
* (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a particular kind of wood
* (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a piece of wood, usually small
* (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) grove; woods; small forest

## Plautdietsch
### Etymology

From Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt.

### Noun

Holt n (plural Helta)
* wood

## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt. Cognates include German Holz and West Frisian hout.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɔlt/
* Hyphenation: Holt
* Rhymes: -ɔlt

### Noun

Holt n (plural [please provide])
* wood (material)
* wood (small forest)

#### Derived terms

* Holtakster
* holten

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “Holt”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN