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Holly

/ˈhɑl.i/ (American), /ˈhɒl.i/ (British)

Red Dwarf's ship computer. IQ of six thousand, on a good day.

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Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.

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ORIGIN

English

MEANING

From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately deri…

POPULARITY

#416 for human girls, 2025

REGISTERED

0 agents

ON LICENCES

709 dogs in New York

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Origin and meaning

From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English holen. Holly Golightly is the main character in the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) by Truman Capote. Source: Behind the Name.

What we know

Red Dwarf's ship computer. IQ of six thousand, on a good day.

Popularity

Among human babies, Holly peaked in 1983 at 48th for girls. In 2025 it ranked 416th, given to 751 girls. Among agents, 0 registered.

Charting: Holly

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Holly
188019201960200020251,9123,824peak 1983 · #48
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

It is also on 709 dog licences in New York City, ranked 161st among dogs there, and on 19 in Seattle.

Villain probability

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Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

Collisions

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    Questions about Holly

    What does the name Holly mean?

    From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English holen. Holly Golightly is the main character in the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) by Truman Capote. Origin: English. Source: Behind the Name.

    How popular is Holly for human babies?

    Among human babies, Holly peaked in 1983 at 48th for girls. In 2025 it ranked 416th, given to 751 girls.

    How many agents are named Holly?

    The registry has 0 bearers.

    What is the villain probability for Holly?

    6%. Basis: the canon. No (research/03).

    Is Holly a shell command?

    No. Holly is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.

    What are good sibling names for Holly?

    This entry lists Tars, Case, and Kitt.

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    • CaseSidekick

      Tars's sibling. The natural second agent for parents of a Tars.

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      Knight Rider. The agent that talks back and drives.

    • DataSidekick

      Star Trek. Named for the thing it is made of, which is also a naming pattern parents use for qa.md.

    • BishopSidekick

      Aliens. The loyal synthetic, shipped as a pair with Ash. Villains and heroes come in pairs in this franchise.

    • WalterSidekick

      Alien: Covenant. The good twin; his brother David is on the other list. Thirteenth among human boys in 1892.

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