The story
- Old English · derived fromġeard“enclosed place”
- Old Norse · derived fromholmr“islet, holm”
- English todayHolmyard
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a holm surrounded by a fenced or walled area, from Old Norse holmr (“islet, holm”) + Old English ġeard (“enclosed place”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norseholmr all →
OldhamholmHulmeholmeWolstenholmeOxenholme
Old Englishġeard all →
yard
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.