Holm_(island) Knowpia

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 edit

Germany edit

Dänholm
Holm in Flensburg
Holm in Schleswig

Greenland edit

Holm Ø

Ireland edit

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

Sweden edit

Stockholm (originally the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm)
Djursholm (suburb of Stockholm)
Tureholm
There are hundreds of islets in the Stockholm archipelago containing the word "holm"

United Kingdom edit

England edit

Holm Island in the River Thames
Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel
Portholme in the River Great Ouse
Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk

Northern Ireland edit

Ballynahinch, County Down (from Irish Baile na hInse 'town of the holm')

Orkney, Scotland edit

Glimps Holm
Helliar Holm
Holm of Papa
Lamb Holm
Linga Holm
Muckle Green Holm
In the vicinity of Copinsay:
- Black Holm
- Corn Holm
In the vicinity of Eday:
- Rusk Holm
In the vicinity of Egilsay:
- Holm of Scockness
- Kili Holm
In the vicinity of Gairsay:
- Grass Holm, Orkney
- Sweyn Holm
In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland:
- Holm of Houton
- Holm of Rendall
- Thieves Holm
In the vicinity of Shapinsay:
- Helliar Holm
In the vicinity of Stronsay:
- Holm of Huip
In the vicinity of Westray:
- Holm of Faray

Shetland, Scotland edit

In the vicinity of Shetland Mainland:
- Dore Holm
- Horse Holm
- Lady's Holm
- Little Holm, Scatness
- Burwick Holm
- Holm of Culsetter
- Fish Holm
- Lunna Holm
- North Holm of Barravoe
- Setter Holm, Hamnavoe
- South Holm of Burravoe
- Wether Holm, Hamnavoe
In the vicinity of East Burra:
- Holm of Hous
In the vicinity of Noss:
- Holm of Noss.
In the vicinity of Out Skerries:
- Wether Holm, Out Skerries
In the vicinity of Papa Stour:
- Brei Holm
- Forewick Holm
In the vicinity of Unst:
- Brough Holm
In the vicinity of Uyea, Unst:
- Wedder Holm, Uyea
In the vicinity of West Linga:
- Kettil Holm
- Wether Holm, West Linga
In the vicinity of Yell:
- Holm of West Sandwick
- Gloup Holm
- Little Holm, Yell Sound
- Muckle Holm, Yell Sound
- Holm of Copister