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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Holm
- A surname.
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From holm (“small island”).
Proper noun
Holm
- a topographic surname
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Middle Low German holm (“girt”), from Old Saxon *helma, from Proto-West Germanic *helmō, which pertains to the Germanic root *helmô (compare English helm).
Older theories derive it from the plural of dialectal Hulbe (“beam”) with -ben → -m (a rather common development in German). This seems less likely, particularly since Holm was spread by Jahn, who introduced several Low German dialect words to the standard.
Noun
Holm m (strong, genitive Holmes or Holms, plural Holme)
- rail, bar (on which to hold on to)
- (aeronautics) spar
- Synonym: Flügelholm
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle Low German and Old Saxon holm (“island”), from Proto-West Germanic *holm. Cognate with English holm, Danish holm, Swedish holme, Icelandic hólmi. Doublet of Kulm (“rounded mountaintop”).
Noun
Holm m (strong, genitive Holmes or Holms, plural Holme)
- (regional, Northern Germany) holm; small island, islet
Declension
Norwegian
Etymology
From holm, archaic form of holme (“small island”).
Proper noun
Holm
- a topographic surname
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian холм (xolm, “hill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Holm m
- A village in Podu Iloaiei, Iași, Romania
- A village in Pâncești, Neamț, Romania
Swedish
Etymology
From holm, archaic form of holme (“small island”).
Proper noun
Holm c (genitive Holms)
- a topographic surname