Holmes
[hoʊmz]Meaning
english surname used as a given name; no meaning documented in the sources checked
Background Story
Holmes is recorded as a given name in English, and Behind the Name's entry for it is a user-submitted one. Wikipedia lists it as the given name of several men, among them the American historian Holmes Alexander.
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