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 [ 1 syll. hol-mes, ho-lm-es ] The boy name Holmes is pronounced HHOWMZ or HHOWLMZ KEY. Holmes' language of origin is Middle English and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name's meaning is 'dweller near a holly tree, from a river island'. A variation of Holmes is Holm (English). Holmes is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1903 with 0.005% of baby boys being given the name Holmes. It ranked at #958 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. Among all boy names in its group, Holmes was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Holmes include Hank (English), Hanke (German), Hannes (Dutch, Finnish, and German), Hans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Haynes (English), Heinz (German), Henk (Dutch), Hennes (German), Hoang (Vietnamese), Hong (Chinese), Huang (Chinese), Hung (Vietnamese), Hamish (Scottish), Hamza (Arabic), Hansi (German), Hanus (Czech), Henning (German and Scandinavian), Himesh (Indian), Honza (Czech), and Hamisi (Swahili). KEY: Pronunciation for Holmes: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
