Holmes

== English == === Etymology === From holme, variant of holm (“islet”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊmz/ (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /hoʊlmz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊmz/ (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊlmz/ Rhymes: -oʊmz, -əʊmz, -oʊlmz, -əʊlmz === Proper noun === Holmes A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald. Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective. by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319). A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192). A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky. A township in Menominee County, Michigan. A hamlet in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York. A township in Crawford County, Ohio. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== Holmes Chapel === References === === Anagrams === mohels == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Holmes m genitive singular of Holm