Why Do They Call It a Holler?

And, then there's Appalachian English, where a holler is a term for a valley between two mountains, based on the word hollow and evidenced since the 19th century. Folk etymologies like to claim, though, that the term comes from people hollering to each other over the mountains to communicate.

What is a holler in country terms?

Places. Geography. Hollow, A Hollow often pronounced "Holler", a small valley, most commonly between mountains as commonly pronounced in Appalachia (Appalachian Mountain Regions)

What does holler mean in Kentucky?

"Holler" is the regional dialect pronunciation of "hollow," referring to a broad natural hollow, as of one a creek has carved, i.e. a small valley.