The baby name Holme is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hoʊm/ (HOHM).
The baby name Holme is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hoʊm/ (HOHM).
Holme is English, Norse in Origin.
Holme is an English and Scandinavian toponymic name from Old Norse holmr ‘small island; river-meadow; dry land in a marsh’. It entered Middle English through Norse settlement in northern and eastern England, surviving in numerous place-names (Holme, Holmfirth, etc.) and then as a surname for people who lived by such terrain. The final -e represents a standard Middle English spelling; pronunciation typically rhymes with "home".
As a given name, Holme is rare and modern, adopted in English-speaking countries as a transferred surname with a calm, nature-rooted sense of “island refuge.” Closest variants include Holm (Scandinavian), Holmes (dweller by the holm, with possessive -s), and Holman (“man of the holm”). Related forms across Nordic languages appear in compound place-names (-holmen, -holme). Unisex in contemporary use, it suits those seeking a minimalist, geographic name with quiet strength.
Holme is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 19 recorded uses, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 |
Holme is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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