English (chiefly central and northern England): variant of Holme.Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir.Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomais, ThomÃ¡is Mac (thomais McComb). see mccomb
What is a Fixed Price Energy Contract? A fixed-price energy contract is when a power company offers consumers a fixed rate that is guaranteed for the term of the contract. Typically, the fixed rate is slightly above what customers are currently paying on traditional variable rate energy plans.
1 Lattice energy is defined as the energy required to separate a mole of an ionic solid into gaseous ions.  Lattice energy cannot be measured empirically, but it can be calculated using electrostatics or estimated using the Born-Haber cycle.