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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Holmsten m. Old Icelandic holmr 'island' + Old Icelandic steinn 'stone', from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaz), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Sweden
Latin
1350 Holmsten (gen) SDHK no. 6054
Old Swedish
1383 Holmsten SRA-vol2 p. 1903
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Holmsten". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Holmsten.