Holmes

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, northern English) , variant of Holme.
  2. Proper noun.  a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  3. Proper noun.  Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
  4. Proper noun.  by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
  5. Noun.  (slang) An informal address, like man or dude.
  6. Noun.  (plural of, holme) .

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