Holmes

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hoʊmz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /həʊmz/
• (spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hoʊlmz/ ~ /həʊlmz/
• Rhymes: -oʊmz, -əʊmz, -oʊlmz, -əʊlmz

Holmes

1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
2. a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
3. Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
4. by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
5. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
6. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
7. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4193). [1]
8. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
9. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.
   3. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
   4. A township in Menominee County, Michigan.
   5. A hamlet in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.
   6. A township in Crawford County, Ohio.
   7. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

• Holmes County
• Holmesian
• Holmesish
• Holmes-Rahe scalesherlo
• Holmes rebound phenomenon

• Holmes Chapel

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Holmes m

1. genitive singular of Holm