Holbech Explained

Holbech is a Germanic name, meaning "the low brook" or "the brook in the ravine or hollow".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Holbech family, owners of Farnborough Hall
• Charles Holbech, Archdeacon of Coventry from 1873 to 1887
• David Holbache or Holbech (c. 1355–1422/23), Welsh Member of Parliament, founder of Oswestry School
• Niels Peter Holbech, Danish portrait painter
• Thomas Holbech, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1677, Master of Emmanuel College from 1676 to 1680
• William Holbech (bishop) (1850–1930), Bishop of St Helena, earlier Archdeacon of Kimberley and Dean of Bloemfontein
• William Holbech (cricketer) (1882–1914), English cricketer, killed in the First World War
• William Holbech (MP for Banbury) (1748–1812), English Member of Parliament for Banbury

See also

• Holbæk, a town in Zealand, Denmark
• Holbeach, a town in Lincolnshire
• Holbeche House, a manor in Staffordshire
• Holbeck, a district of Leeds, Yorkshire

Notes and References

1. Book: Arthur, William. [//archive.org/stream/etymologicaldict00arthuoft/etymologicaldict00arthuoft_djvu.txt An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names. With an essay on their derivation and import]. 2007. 1857. Sheldon, Blakeman.