HOLMES

Holmes

Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins. The name can be a variant of the surname Holme. This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr. Another origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomáis; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of Cavish, derived as an Anglicised form of ...

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holmes

Noun

  1. An informal address, like man or dude.
    Hey, holmes! What's up?

Noun (etymology 2)



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