Holmes (surname)

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Holmes
Language(s) English
Origin
Language(s) English
MeaningVarious
Other names
Variant form(s)Holme

Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.

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The name can be a variant of the surname Holme. [1] This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr. [2] Another probable origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomáis; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of Cavish , derived as an Anglicised form of Mac Thámhais. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Holmes Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4 .
  2. ↑ Holme Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4 .

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