Re: etymology of "Sherlock" ; Conan Doyle
From: Brian M. Scott (b.scott_at_csuohio.edu)
Date: 03/16/05
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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:45:41 -0500
On 16 Mar 2005 10:39:19 -0800, Richard Fangnail
<richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote in
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in sci.lang:
> "Sherlock" was apparently the name of a cricket player but I don't know
> whether it was his first or last name. I wonder if it's derived from
> Shylock.
No. It was originally a byname for someone with very blond
hair, ultimately from Old English <scír> 'bright, shining'
and <locc> 'lock of hair'.
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Brian
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