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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)
- in Flensburg
- in (Schleswig)
Greenland
- (Holm Ø)
Ireland
- Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, and one of its islands, in North Dublin)
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) (from Irish Baile na hInse 'town of the holm')
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:
- (Sweyn Holm)
- In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland:
- (Holm of Houton)
- (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)
- (Fish Holm)
- (Lunna Holm)
- Setter Holm, Hamnavoe
- In the vicinity of East Burra:
- In the vicinity of Noss:
- (Holm of Noss).
- In the vicinity of 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:
- In the vicinity of West Linga:
- In the vicinity of Yell:
- Holm of West Sandwick
- (Gloup Holm)
- (Little Holm, Yell Sound)
- (Muckle Holm, Yell Sound)
Skye, Scotland
- East of the (Trotternish) peninsula:
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
- (Gáshólmur)
- (Sumbiarhólmur)
- (Tindhólmur)
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. ISBN
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