Holm may refer to:
Places
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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
* Bornholm
* Munkholm
* Slotsholmen
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, the name of several islands
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Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
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Holm, Pinneberg
Holm is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is part of the ''Amt'' Geest und Marsch Südholstein.
In the eastern part is the local recreation area Holmer Sandberge, to the west of Holm begins the Elbma ...
, Germany
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Holm (Flensburg)
Holm may refer to:
Places
* Holm (island), the name of several islands
* Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
* Holm, Pinneberg, Germany
* Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany
* Holm, Norway, in Nordland county
* Holm, Troms, Norway
* Holm, Podu Il ...
,
Flensburg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
, Germany
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Holm, Norway
Holm is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Norwegian County Road 17, along the Bindalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Bindalseidet. Holm is also the site of Solstad Church, ...
, in Nordland county
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Holm, Troms, Norway
* Holm,
Podu Iloaiei
Podu Iloaiei is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has 9,573 inhabitants as of 2011, and was declared a town in 2005. Four villages are administered by the town: Budăi, Cosițeni, Holm and Scobâlțeni.
Population
Natives
* ...
, Iași County, Romania
* Holm,
Pâncești, Romania
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Holm, Inverness, Scotland
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Holm, Lewis, Scotland
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Holm, Orkney, Scotland
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Holm, Halmstad, Sweden
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Mount Saint Mary, formerly known as Holm, Slovenia
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Holm Land, King Frederick VIII Land, Greenland
Other
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Holm (surname)
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Holm & Co, former ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand
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Holm & Molzen
Holm & Molzen was a German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932.
History
In the early 19th century the Holm family began to trade in the Flensburg area of Germany. In 1850 they expanded into coal.
In 1865 they forme ...
, former German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932
* Holm Oak or ''
Quercus ilex
''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Description
An evergreen tr ...
'', a tree. Also found as a placename element in southern England such as ''Holmbush''
See also
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Holme (disambiguation)
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Holmen (disambiguation)
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Holmes (disambiguation)
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-hou
''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly in the Norman toponymy of the Channel Islands and continental Normandy.
Etymology and signification
Its etymology and meaning are disputed, but most specialists think it comes from Saxo ...
, a place-name element
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