Hollym
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hollym
Historical Forms
- Holam 1086 DB 1341 Extent 1370 FF
- Holun 1086 DB
- Holume in Holderness 1260 YI
- Holaim, Holeym, Holaym 1235–9 Melsa 1578 BM
- Holaim in Holdernesse 1332 FF
- Hollayn 1280 Ass
- Holein 1353 Pat
- Holem 1301 YI 1394 Pat
- Holym 1339 Pat 1534 FF
- Hollym 1519 FF
- Howlym 1549 FF
- Hollen 1664 Deposition
Etymology
'Homestead near the hollow,' v. holh , ham . The village is in a slight depression. Lindkvist (61) notes that the compound is common in Norway as Holeimr , modern Holum (NoGN ii, 285, 307, etc.). For heim - forms v. Introd. xxiii.