Holmes - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Holmes \

is pronounced holms. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "holly; islands in the river". Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

For more information, see also the related name Hume.

Holmes is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#145 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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