DouChinese From Chinese 窦 (dòu) meaning "hole, burrow".
DovbykUkrainian Means "one who works with wood", from Ukrainian довбати (dovbaty), which means "to dig, to make a hole, to cut out" (referring to wood in this case).
HoleEnglish Topographic name for someone who lived by a depression or low-lying spot, from Old English holh "hole, hollow, depression".
HollGerman, Dutch Topographic name meaning "hollow" or "hole", from Middle Low German and Middle High German hol.
HolmanDutch Topographic or habitational name from Dutch hol "hollow, hole" or Middle Dutch heule "arched bridge, weir". It can also derive from the given name Holle, a short form of names containing the element hold "loyal, faithful, gracious".
HolmanEnglish Uncertain etymology. Could be a topographic name derived from Old English holh "hollow, hole" or holm, which can mean either "holly" or "small island" (see Holme), combined with man "man, person"... [more]
HoyaSpanish is a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole."
HoyleWelsh, English Derived from Old English holh meaning "hole". It is thought to have originally been a name for someone who lived in a round hollow or near a pit.
JaanaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 蛇穴 (Jaana) meaning "snake pit", from 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpant" and 穴 (ana) meaning "hole; pit".
KazaanaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 風穴 (kazaana) meaning "air hole", referring to a place with many air holes.
KolkDutch Means "whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom" or "bog pond, watering hole".
KongChinese From Chinese 孔 (kǒng) meaning "hole, opening". According to legend, this name was created by Cheng Tang, the founder and first king of the Shang dynasty. He formed it by combining the character for his family name, 子 (zǐ) (his full personal name was Zi Lü), with 乙 (yǐ), the second part of his style name, Da Yi (or Tai Yi)... [more]
KoopEstonian Derived from Estonian koopa, the genitive form of koobas meaning "cave; hole, burrow".
KuilartDutch Derived from Dutch kuil "pit, hole in the ground", probably part of a toponym.
KuroiJapanese Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
LachtrupGerman Probably from a place name using the suffix -trup, related to dorf meaning "village". The first element could be lach "laugh, smile", or a corruption of loch "hole, pit".
LochGerman From German Loch "hole", ultimately derived from Middle High German loch "hole, hollow, valley".
LudwellEnglish From the Old English elements hlud meaning "famous, loud" and well meaning "well, spring, water hole"
MaguadokChamorro Chamorro action word for "to dig a hole (in the ground)".
MizuiJapanese Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
PutxetaBasque (Rare) From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
SakiiJapanese Saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
VerkuilenDutch, Flemish Reduced form of van der Kuylen, a topographic name derived from kuil "pit, quarry, hole in the ground", or a habitational name for someone from Kuil in East Flanders or Kuilen in Limburg.
ZuloagaBasque From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".