Given name & surname

Holms

“from the river island”

Holms is a variant of Holmes. One English interpretation is “from the river island.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Holms is a variant of Holmes. One English interpretation is “from the river island.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Holms is a variant of Holmes. An origin associated with Holmes is English.

Explained through its name family

Holms’s family of names

Holms has a related form in Holmes.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Holms, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Hollyss

“near the valley of the holly bushes” · “from the holly tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Holte

“from the forest”

No U.S. birth series

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English · Nature

Hockley

“from the high meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Nature

Holyte

“from the forest”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Hulm

“from the river island”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Horslie

“from the horse meadow”

No U.S. birth series

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English · Nature

Horsley

“from the horse meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Nature

Hoshy

“one who shines as brightly as a star” · “resembling a star”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Holms’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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