holder

noun

1. A thing that holds.

   “Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.”

2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

   “He's been an account holder with us since 2004.”

   “In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.”

   “Davenant, the last holder of the laureateship, had died two years previously, and Howell, the well known author of the Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ, and the late holder of the historiographership, four years before.”

   “A request for a nonreviewable ruling must be submitted by an issuer or holder.”

3. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
4. The defending champion.

name

1. A surname.