holme

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1987).

OriginMiddle English holm ← Old Norse holmr ← Proto-Germanic *hulmaz →
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Meanings

holme1

nounholme (plural holmes)

plural holmes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of holm.

Holme2

proper noun
  1. Any of various villages in England.
    1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1987).
    2. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5278).
    3. A hamlet in Messingham parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE9206).
    4. A small village in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1006).
  2. A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Colne at Huddersfield.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hulmaz
  2. Old Norseholmr
  3. Middle Englishholm“an island”
  4. Englishholme

From Middle English holm (“an island”), from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

holme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holme

MLA

“holme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holme. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holme.

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