A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme. / a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald. / Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.

(slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.

plural of holme

Small island, islet. / An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.

(obsolete outside dialects) The holly. / A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Alternative form of holm

plural of holm

(historical) A former Welsh tradition, on St. Stephen's Day, of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches.

A surname.

A village in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1987). / A hamlet in Messingham parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE9206).