Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "small island" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesholmr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsHolm(Danish) Holme, Holmes, Hume(English) Holm(Norwegian) Holme, Holmes, Hume(Scottish) Holm(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 254.