Definition of "Holmes"

A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.  examples

a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.  examples

Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.  examples

by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.  examples

(rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).  examples

A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4193).  examples

A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.  examples

4. A township in Menominee County, Michigan.  examples

5. A hamlet in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.  examples

6. A township in Crawford County, Ohio.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  examples