'Holland' is a name given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often informally used to refer to the whole country of the 'Netherlands'. The word 'Dutch' is used to refer to the people and the language (it refers to all of the Netherlands, not just Holland). Holland was a country ruled by the Count of Holland in the past. Then, it became an economic power and dominated the other provinces of the Netherlands (by the 17C). Today, Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland, which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: country capital Amsterdam, seat of government The Hague, and Rotterdam.

'Holland' is usually regarded as the old name for the Netherlands. Although it is technically incorrect (see learner's answer), it's still the commonly-accepted meaning... though not in the Netherlands of course. ;) 'Holland' comes from 'Holtland'(=wooded land) according to wiki, though it's also common to assume "Hol"=hole because of the low-lying area. The modern name "the Netherlands" does mean "the low lands". The word "Dutch" comes from the form of language spoken in the area: duits/diets. It's only used when talking about the language / culture / people, though modern Dutch people will use the modern terms: 't nederlands / nederlandse / nederlander. Please don't ask a Dutch person if they speak "Hollandaise"! (I've seen this happen...funny!) :P

Hello The only difference between "Holand" and "Netherland" is that Holand is a country but Netherland is different islands around Holand ...