Denholm

See also: Denholme

English

Etymology

From Old English dene (“valley”) + holm (“islet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnəm/

Proper noun

Denholm (countable and uncountable, plural Denholms)

1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT568184).
2. A municipality in Quebec, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Denholm is the 43885^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 491 individuals. Denholm is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Denholm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.

Anagrams

• Helmdon

French

Etymology

Derived from English Denholm. The municipality is named after the village of Denholm in Scotland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛn.olm/
• Hyphenation: Den‧holm
• Rhymes: -olm

Proper noun

Denholm m

1. A municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Denholmien, Denholmienne