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Holmyard

Holmyard proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Holmyard (plural Holmyards)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Holmyard

pluralHolmyards

Origin of Holmyard

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a holm surrounded by a fenced or walled area, from Old Norse holmr (“islet, holm”) + Old English ġeard (“enclosed place”).

Questions about Holmyard

What does Holmyard mean?
Holmyard means a surname.
What part of speech is Holmyard?
Holmyard is a proper noun.

Words near Holmyard in the dictionary

  1. Holmquists
  2. holms
  3. Holmstrom
  4. Holmstroms
  5. Holmwood
  6. Holmyard
  7. Holmyards
  8. Holne
  9. Holness
  10. holo
  11. holo-

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