Holien Family History
Holien Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from farmsteads in Trøndelag and Valdres named Holien; the Trøndelag name is possibly from Old Norse hór ‘high’ + lith ‘slope hillside’ while the Valdres one is from Old Norse Holvin a compound of hol ‘hollow depression’ + vin ‘meadow’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022