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Holmes

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Mac Thomáis, Holmes, Mac Thámhais

 

The surname Holmes is derived from a name for someone who lived near to a holly tree. The surname is also an Anglicised form of the Gaelic "Mac Thomáis"; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of Cavish, derived as an Anglicised form of "Mac Thámhais".