noun

• A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
• a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
• Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
• by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
• (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
• A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
• A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4193).
• A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
• A number of places in the United States:
• An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
• An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.
• An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
• A township in Menominee County, Michigan.
• A hamlet in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.
• A township in Crawford County, Ohio.
• An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
• (slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.