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Vinony

Holmes

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hoʊmz/ / /hoʊlmz/ / /həʊmz/

name

Etymology: From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

  1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.

    “Last year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay to victims.”

  2. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  3. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
  6. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192).
  7. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. plural of holme