Definitions for Holmes
hoʊmz, hoʊlmzholmes

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sherlock Holmes, Holmesnoun

   a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

2. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.noun

   United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

3. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmesnoun

   United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

4. Holmes, Arthur Holmesnoun

   English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

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1. Holmesnoun

   A northern English surname, variant of Holme.

2. Holmesnoun

   a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.

3. Holmesnoun

   Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.

4. Holmesnoun

   by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.

5. Holmesnoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname.

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1. HOLMES

   HOLMES 2 (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System) is an information technology system that is predominantly used by UK police forces for the investigation of major incidents such as serial murders and high value frauds. The system is a single application which was developed by Unisys and McDonnell Douglas Information Systems (in competition, not co-operation) for the Police Information Technology Organisation under a private finance initiative. It provides total compatibility and consistency between all the police forces of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the Royal Military Police. The name of the system is a reference to the fictional Arthur Conan Doyle private detective character Sherlock Holmes.

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1. holmes

   Holmes typically refers to the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, who is a detective in stories and novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic. However, "Holmes" could also be a surname of English and Irish origin.

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1. holmes

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1. HOLMES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Holmes is ranked #171 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Holmes surname appeared 156,780 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 53 would have the surname Holmes.
   
   56.7% or 89,035 total occurrences were White.
   37.2% or 58,448 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 3,731 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 3,716 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 1,192 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 658 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Fictional Character
   • Geologist
   • Jurist
   • Writer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Holmes »

1. mohels

How to pronounce Holmes?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Holmes in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holmes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holmes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Holmes in a Sentence

1. Miriam Baer:

   If Holmes paints Elizabeth Holmes as a' big ideas' innovator who happened to be unaware of the company's failures or misstatements, Elizabeth Holmes can help Elizabeth Holmes case -- or at least sow doubt among several jurors.

2. Robert DePalma:

   One piece of evidence after another started stacking up and changing the story. It was a progression of clues like a Sherlock Holmes investigation, it gives a moment by moment story of what happens right after impact and you end up getting such a rich resource for scientific investigation.

3. Michael Radelet:

   If he is sent to death row, we're going to need dump trucks full of money to pay the mental health experts who will continue to argue this for the next 20 years, even if Holmes is sane today, there will be inevitable questions about his sanity at the time of execution.

4. Jeffrey Schenk:

   Fraud is sort of like a head start on the truth. For a long time, Elizabeth Holmes and Balwani knew the truth.

5. Lisa Damiani:

   The Holmes family is unable to make any comment at this time other than to say that they are deeply sorry this has happened, and they are so sorry that the victims and families have suffered such tremendous loss.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Holmes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Holmes
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Holmes