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Holmberg

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Holmberg is a Swedish surname formed from the words holm(e) meaning islet and berg meaning mountain. It is a relatively common name, at least in Sweden, which has to do with the fact that many Swedish place names contain the suffixes -holm, -holmen or -berg, -berga, -berget. Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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  • Holmberg IX, a dwarf irregular galaxy and a satellite galaxy of M81
  • 3573 Holmberg, a Main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1982