Meaning of name Sherlock

The name Sherlock has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Sherlock is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Sherlock for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Sherwood, of which the name Sherlock is a variant.

The name Sherlock is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Sherwood. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Sherwood.

The following names are baby names related to Sherlock and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sherlock: Boys - Anson, Baxter, Benny, Bryson, Butler, Dawson, Dillard, Edmund, Freeman, Harris, Harrison, Jamison, Jaquan, Jimmy, Kingston, Latrell, Lawton, Norwin, Olen, Pierce, Ples, Girls - Ceola, Dasia, Ebony, Elizebeth, Georgia, Geri, Jailene, Jenna, Marybeth, Scarlett, Both genders - Darian, Farris, Fleming, Hayden, Nancy

The name Sherlock is a variant of Sherwood. Other popular variants of the name Sherwood are: Sheriff, Sherlock, Shermie, Shermy, Sherwoode, Shurwood, Shurwoode, Wood (Nickname), Woodie

We think the name Sherlock should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sherlock to be: Dashing and tall chap

In one word, you might describe Sherlock as a(n) "dashing" person.

See other "dashing" names for boys.