Holm may refer to:
Places
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Holm (island)
There are numerous islands containing the word ''holm'', mainly in northern Europe. In many cases the name is derived from the Old Norse ''holmr'', meaning "a small and rounded islet". These include:
Denmark
* Bornholm
* Munkholm
* Slotsholmen
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, the name of several islands
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Holm, Nordfriesland
Holm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Un ...
, Germany
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Holm, Pinneberg
Holm is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is part of the ''Amt'' Geest und Marsch Südholstein.
In the eastern part is the local recreation area Holmer Sandberge, to the west of Holm begins the Elb ...
, Germany
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Holm (Flensburg)
Holm may refer to:
Places
* Holm (island), the name of several islands
* Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
* Holm, Pinneberg, Germany
* Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany
* Holm, Norway, in Nordland county
* Holm, Troms, Norway
* Holm, Podu I ...
,
Flensburg, Germany
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Holm, Norway
Holm is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Norwegian County Road 17, along the Bindalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Bindalseidet. Holm is also the site of Solstad Church, one o ...
, in Nordland county
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Holm, Troms, Norway
* Holm,
Podu Iloaiei
Podu Iloaiei is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has 9,573 inhabitants as of 2011, and was declared a town in 2005. Four villages are administered by the town: Budăi, Cosițeni, Holm and Scobâlțeni.
Population
Natives
* ...
, Iași County, Romania
* Holm,
Pâncești, Romania
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Holm, Inverness
Holm is a small residential area in the south of the city of Inverness, Scotland. The area lies east of the River Ness.
The most prominent structure in the vicinity is the Holm Mills. The mill is known for its contribution to the Caledonian Cana ...
, Scotland
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Holm, Lewis
Holm Village ( gd, Tolm) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend
Parkend is a village, locate ...
, Scotland
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Holm, Orkney
Holm (pronounced ) is a parish on Mainland, Orkney.Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since b ...
, Scotland
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Holm, Halmstad
Holm is a locality situated in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County
Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county ('' län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Ha ...
, Sweden
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Mount Saint Mary
Mount Saint Mary ( sl, Šmarna gora, german: Großkahlenberg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 115.), originally known as Holm, is an ins ...
, formerly known as Holm, Slovenia
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Holm Land
Holm Land ( da, Holms Land), sometimes referred to as "Hahn Land", is a peninsula in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
This peninsula was named by the 1906-1908 ...
, King Frederick VIII Land, Greenland
Other
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Holm (surname) Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word ''holmr'' meaning a small island.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 24.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Holm'' were residents of t ...
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Holm & Co
Holm & Co were ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand. They were agents for Australian and other foreign airways and shipping lines.
The business was founded by Swedish-born Captain Pehr Ferdinand Holm (1844—1 ...
, former ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand
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Holm & Molzen
Holm & Molzen was a German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932.
History
In the early 19th century the Holm family began to trade in the Flensburg area of Germany. In 1850 they expanded into coal.
In 1865 they form ...
, former German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932
* Holm Oak or ''
Quercus ilex
''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Description
An evergreen t ...
'', a tree. Also found as a placename element in southern England such as ''Holmbush''
See also
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Holme (disambiguation)
Holme may refer to:
* Holme (surname)
Music
* Holme (band)
Places Antarctica
* Holme Bay
Denmark
* Holme, Aarhus
England
* Holme, Bedfordshire
* Holme, Cambridgeshire
* Holme, Cumbria
* Holme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire
* Holme, North ...
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Holmen (disambiguation)
Holmen or Holmens (in genitive) means the small island or islet in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish and may refer to:
Places Denmark
* Holmen, Copenhagen, a district in central Copenhagen
** Holmen Church, church in central Copenhagen
** Holmen C ...
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Holmes (disambiguation)
Holmes may refer to:
Name
* Holmes (surname)
* Holmes (given name)
* Baron Holmes, noble title created twice in the Peerage of Ireland
* Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond (born 1971), British former swimmer and life peer
Places
In the ...
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-hou
''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly in the Norman toponymy of the Channel Islands and continental Normandy.
Etymology and signification
Its etymology and meaning are disputed, but most specialists think it comes from Sax ...
, a place-name element
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