# Holmes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hoʊmz/ · frequency rank #6,479

## Definitions
1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
2. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
3. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
4. 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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## Etymology
From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

## Easily confused with
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-home)
- **Homs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-homs)
- **homes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-homes)
- **hopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-hopes)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-homer)
- **hoses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-hoses)
- **Homme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-homme)
- **homey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-homey)
- **Hulme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-hulme)
- **houses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-houses)
- **horses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-horses)
- **hooves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holmes-vs-hooves)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hole-vs-holmes)
- **holm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holm-vs-holmes)
- **holds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holds-vs-holmes)
- **holes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holes-vs-holmes)
- **holed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holed-vs-holmes)
- **Hales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hales-vs-holmes)
- **helms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helms-vs-holmes)
- **holder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holder-vs-holmes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hholmes`, `hlomes`, `holems`, `hollmes`, `holmess`, `holmmes`, `holmse`, `homles`, `ohlmes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holmes