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

Germany

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:
- Grass Holm, Orkney
- Sweyn Holm
In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland:
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

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

References

Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3

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