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Holm (island)

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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

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Germany

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Greenland

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Ireland

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  • Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, and one of its islands, in North Dublin)

Sweden

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United Kingdom

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England

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Northern Ireland

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Orkney, Scotland

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Shetland, Scotland

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Skye, Scotland

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South Georgia

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Wales

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Variant forms

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Faroe Islands

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Iceland

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France, Normandy

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Insular Normandy

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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

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References

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