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 Hørsholm Munkholm Slotsholmen
Germany Dänholm Holm in Flensburg Holm in Schleswig
Greenland Holm Ø
Ireland Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, County Dublin, and one of its islands
Sweden Stockholm (originally the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm) Djursholm (suburb of Stockholm) Tureholm There are hundreds of islets in the Stockholm archipelago containing the word "holm"
United Kingdom
England
Holm Island in the River Thames Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel Portholme in the River Great Ouse Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk
Northern Ireland
Ballynahinch, County Down ()
Orkney, Scotland
Glimps Holm Helliar Holm Holm of Papa Lamb Holm Linga Holm Muckle Green Holm In the vicinity of Copinsay: Black Holm Corn Holm In the vicinity of Eday: Rusk Holm In the vicinity of Egilsay: Holm of Scockness Kili Holm In the vicinity of Gairsay: Grass Holm, Orkney Sweyn Holm In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland: Holm of Houton Holm of Rendall Thieves Holm In the vicinity of Shapinsay: Helliar Holm In the vicinity of Stronsay: Holm of Huip In the vicinity of Westray: Holm of Faray
Shetland, Scotland
In the vicinity of Shetland Mainland: Dore Holm Horse Holm Lady's Holm Little Holm, Scatness Burwick Holm Holm of Culsetter Fish Holm Lunna Holm North Holm of Barravoe Setter Holm, Hamnavoe South Holm of Burravoe Wether Holm, Hamnavoe In the vicinity of East Burra: Holm of Hous In the vicinity of Noss: Holm of Noss. In the vicinity of Out Skerries: Wether Holm, Out Skerries In the vicinity of Papa Stour: Brei Holm Forewick Holm In the vicinity of Unst: Brough Holm In the vicinity of Uyea, Unst: Wedder Holm, Uyea In the vicinity of West Linga: Kettil Holm Wether Holm, West Linga In the vicinity of Yell: Holm of West Sandwick Gloup Holm Little Holm, Yell Sound Muckle Holm, Yell Sound Holm of Copister
Skye, Scotland
East of the Trotternish peninsula: Holm Island
South Georgia
Grassholm, South Georgia
Wales
Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel Burry Holms off the Gower Peninsula Grassholm west of Skomer Middleholm east of Skomer Skokholm south of Skomer Puffin Island, Anglesey, formerly known as Priestholm
Variant forms Faroe Islands Baglhólmur Gáshólmur Hovshólmur Hoyvíkshólmur Kirkjubøhólmur Lopranshólmur Mykineshólmur Sumbiarhólmur Tindhólmur Tjaldavíkshólmur Trøllhøvdi
Iceland Stykkishólmur
France, Normandy Engohomme in the 11th century, former island on the Seine River at Martot, Eure département Grand-Couronne, Seine-Maritime le Houlme, Seine-Maritime le Hom, Calvados Robehomme, Calvados Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, Manche Île Meuromme, island on the Seine River, at Freneuse, Seine-Maritime Torhulmus 1030 ancient name of the Oissel island, Seine-Maritime les Échommes, hamlet at Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches (Eschehoume 1517) Suhomme, former hamlet at Varaville (Suhomme 1753 - 1785)
Insular Normandy
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Off Guernsey Les Houmets including - Houmet Benest/Benet, Houmet Paradis & Houmet Hommetol (Omptolle). Off Herm Le Plat Houmet
Bailiwick of Jersey
Le Plat Hommet Le Hommet du Ouaisné Les Hommets
See also -hou, sometimes Norman version of the holmr, found commonly in the Channel Islands and on the Cotentin Peninsula Fore Holm (disambiguation) Grass Holm (disambiguation) Little Holm (disambiguation) Muckle Holm (disambiguation) Wether Holm (disambiguation) List of Orkney islands List of Shetland islands
References Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
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