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
[edit]- Bornholm
- Hørsholm
- Munkholm
- Slotsholmen
Germany
[edit]Greenland
[edit]Ireland
[edit]- Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, and one of its islands, in North Dublin)
Sweden
[edit]- 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
[edit]England
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ballynahinch, County Down (from Irish Baile na hInse 'town of the holm')
Orkney, Scotland
[edit]- Glimps Holm
- Helliar Holm
- Holm of Papa
- Lamb Holm
- Linga Holm
- Muckle Green Holm
- In the vicinity of Copinsay:
- In the vicinity of Eday:
- In the vicinity of Egilsay:
- In the vicinity of Gairsay:
- In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland:
- In the vicinity of Shapinsay:
- In the vicinity of Stronsay:
- In the vicinity of Westray:
Shetland, Scotland
[edit]- In the vicinity of Shetland Mainland:
- In the vicinity of East Burra:
- In the vicinity of Noss:
- In the vicinity of Out Skerries:
- In the vicinity of Papa Stour:
- In the vicinity of Unst:
- 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
- Holm of Copister
Skye, Scotland
[edit]- East of the Trotternish peninsula:
South Georgia
[edit]Wales
[edit]- 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
[edit]Faroe Islands
[edit]- Baglhólmur
- Gáshólmur
- Hovshólmur
- Hoyvíkshólmur
- Kirkjubøhólmur
- Lopranshólmur
- Mykineshólmur
- Sumbiarhólmur
- Tindhólmur
- Tjaldavíkshólmur
- Trøllhøvdi
Iceland
[edit]France, Normandy
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- -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
[edit]- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3
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