holmes

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/hoʊmz/
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/hoʊmz/ · /hoʊlmz/ · /həʊmz/ · /həʊlmz/

Definition of holmes

16 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
    “Last year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay to victims.”
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name

  1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
    “Last year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay to victims.”
  2. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  3. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  4. (rare)A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
  6. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192).
  7. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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noun

  1. (no-plural, slang)An informal term of address, like man or dude.
    “Hey, holmes! What's up?”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of holme

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Etymology

From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

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