Given name & surname
Holm
“from the river island”
Holm is a variant of Holmes. One English interpretation is “from the river island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Holm is a variant of Holmes. One English interpretation is “from the river island.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Holm is a variant of Holmes. An origin associated with Holmes is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Low German holm, from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Holm
- Holm O. BursumUnited States Senator from New Mexico (1867-1953)
- Holm Hansen MuntheNorwegian architect (1848–1898)
- Holm SundhaussenGerman historian (1942–2015)
- Holm PutzkeGerman academicborn 1973
- Holm PinderGerman football player and managerborn 1971
- Holm SingerStasi officerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Hulm
“from the river island”
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Holte
“from the forest”
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Hollyss
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Hockley
“from the high meadow”
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Holyte
“from the forest”
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Horslie
“from the horse meadow”
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Horsley
“from the horse meadow”
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Hoshy
“one who shines as brightly as a star” · “resembling a star”
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