Holmes
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English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊmz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊmz/
- (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /hoʊlmz/ ~ /həʊlmz/
- Rhymes: -oʊmz, -əʊmz, -oʊlmz, -əʊlmz
Proper noun
Holmes
- A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
- a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
- Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
- by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
- A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192). [1]
- A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
- A township in Menominee County, Michigan.
- A hamlet in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.
- A township in Crawford County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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Noun
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