The story
- Old Norse · derived fromholmr“island”
- English todayWolstenholme
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and stān (“stone”), + Old Norse holmr (“island”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norseholmr all →
OldhamholmHulmeholmeHolmyardOxenholme
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.