English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -əʊlt

Noun

1. A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.

   She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park. -- Tennyson.

2. The lair of an animal, especially of a fox.

References

Hungarian

Etymology

Natural world:

• Holt, an otter den
• Holt, an occasional name for a fox den
• Holt, an area of woodland, especially as a place-name in Great Britain

Places:

In Sweden

• Döderhult, a parish in Småland
• Hults Bruk, an iron forge near Norrköping
• Hultsfred, in Småland, site of the Hultsfred music festival
• Hult, a community in Eksjö Commune
• Råshult, Småland, birthplace of Carl von Linné
• Älmhult, Småland, site of the first IKEA store

In Norway

• Holt, Norway, previously a municipality, now part of Tvedestrand

In Australia

• Holt, Australian Capital Territory
• Division of Holt, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

In Denmark

• Holte, a municipality in Søllerud Commune, Copenhagen county

In Germany

• Holt, Germany, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein

In Iceland

• Skálholt, the first bishopric of medieval Iceland and the site of a cathedral

In the United Kingdom

• Holt, Dorset
• Holt, Wiltshire
• Holt, Worcestershire
• Holt, Wales
• Holt, Norfolk
• Holt railway station closed station near Holt, Norfolk

In the United States

• Holt, Alabama
• Holt, Florida
• Holt, Michigan
• Holt, Minnesota
• Holt, Missouri
• Holt County, Missouri
• Holt County, Nebraska
• Holtville, Alabama
• Holtville, California
• Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Oregon

In The Netherlands

• Holt, Overijssel

People:

Companies:

• Holt, Rinehart and Winston, a publishing company
• Holt Renfrew, Canadian department store
• Hult International Business School
• Holt Manufacturing Company
• Holt Software, Canadian computer science resources producer
• Holt International, Holt International Children's Services