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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Sherlock
Old English
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Usage of the Name Sherlock
Literary
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Meaning of the Name Sherlock
The name Sherlock comes from a surname meaning "shear lock" in Old English.
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Famous Bearers
A bearer of the name is Sherlock James Andrews (1801 - 1880), an American lawyer and politician.
Also, Sherlock Holmes was a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930).
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