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This page is a set index; for other uses of the term, see Holm (disambiguation)

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There are numerous islands containing the word Holm, especially in Scotland. In many cases the name is derived from the Old Norse holmr, meaning "a small and rounded islet". These include:

England

  • Holm Island in the River Thames
  • Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel

    • Northern Ireland

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

    • Orkney, Scotland

  • Glims 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

  • 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

    • Skye, Scotland

  • East of the Trotternish peninsula:
  • Holm Island

    • South Georgia

  • Grassholm, South Georgia

    • Wales

  • Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel
  • Burry Holm off the Gower Peninsula
  • Grassholm west of Skomer
  • Skokholm south of Skomer

    • Denmark

  • Bornholm
  • Munkholm
  • Slotsholmen

    • Faroe Islands

  • Baglhólmur
  • Gáshólmur
  • Hovshólmur
  • Hoyvíkshólmur
  • Kirkjubøhólmur
  • Lopranshólmur
  • Mykineshólmur
  • Sumbiarhólmur
  • Tindhólmur
  • Tjaldavíkshólmur
  • Trøllhøvdi

    • Germany

  • Dänholm
  • Holm in Flensburg
  • Holm in Schleswig

    • Greenland

  • Holm Ø

    • Sweden

  • 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"

    • References

    Holm (island) Wikipedia
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