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Gender: Male Meaning of Holmes: "from the island in the river" Origin of Holmes: English

Holmes Origin and Meaning

The name Holmes is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from the island in the river".

Possible middle name for devotees of detective Sherlock.

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Famous People Named Holmes

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Holmes Herbert (born Edward Jenner), English character actor
(Holmes) Sterling Morrison Jr., guitarist and founding member of The Velvet Underground
Holmes Colbert, Native American leader of the Chickasaw Nation and writer of its constitution
Holmes Conrad, American politician
Holmes Osborne, American actor
Holmes Rolston III, American philosopher
Holmes Tuttle, American businessman and adviser to President Ronald Reagan
Katie Holmes, American actress

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Sherlock Holmes, detective character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Comments

ambercat Says:

2020-05-30T00:36:47

Is it terrible that I associate the name Holmes with a specific actor who was in many adult films?

Eleri Gwenllian Says:

2016-05-08T03:15:44

Too likely to attract "Hiya Sherlock, where's Dr Watson" type of wearisome jokes.