English Explanatory Dictionary

Holmyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Holmyard Holmyards

Etymology

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”).

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