Holmes

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Holmes is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including writers, jurists, and fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
family name
surname
category English-language surnames
Surnames of English origin
Toponymic surnames
derivedFrom Middle English
holme
hasLanguage English
hasNotableBearer David Holmes
E. M. Holmes
Emmylou Holmes
Gordon Holmes
John Holmes
Katie Holmes
Larry Holmes
Mike Holmes
Nigel Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Rupert Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Steve Holmes
T. J. Holmes
hasNotableFictionalBearer Enola Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Mycroft Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Nero Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
hasOrigin England
hasVariant Holme
Homes
Hulme
linked to: Hulme, Manchester
isToponymic true
meaning islet
low-lying land by a river
river island
usedAs surname
usedBy multiple families
usedInCountry Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (144)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. familyName Holmes
subject linked to: Oliver
Holmes hasNotableBearer Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Holmes hasNotableFictionalBearer Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Holmes hasNotableFictionalBearer Mycroft Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Holmes hasNotableFictionalBearer Enola Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Holmes hasNotableFictionalBearer Nero Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. portrayed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Guy Ritchie notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Guy Ritchie directed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Jude Law notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Mike Holmes familyName Holmes
Katie Holmes familyName Holmes
Emmylou Holmes hasSurname Holmes
Larry Holmes familyName Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle creatorOf Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock featuresCharacter Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock featuresCharacter Mycroft Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Holme hasVariant Holmes
Holme hasSpellingVariantOf Holmes
Gordon Holmes (name) hasFamilyName Holmes
subject linked to: Gordon Holmes
Clive Merrison portrayed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Mary Ann Holmes familyName Holmes
Enola Holmes mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Enola Holmes mainCharacter Mycroft Holmes
linked to: Holmes
James Herbert workedOn Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows precededBy Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows basedOn Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Eddie Marsan notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Village Roadshow Pictures notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Arthur Holmes familyName Holmes
SHERLOC namedAfter Sherlock Holmes (by pun)
linked to: Holmes
Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes
subject linked to: Rathbone
linked to: Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death basedOn Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death character Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death portraysFictionalDetective Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon character Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon partOfFranchise Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Albert Parker notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Albert Parker directed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Henry Cavill portrayed Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes
subject linked to: Philip
linked to: Holmes
Taylor Holmes familyName Holmes
Joel Silver notableWork Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes