Been loving the Scottish names, especially the “loch” sound. I’m also a sucker for a classic literary reference or anything historic, but appreciate unique names. Thoughts on Sherloch?
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I love [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m], but I don’t know if I could get used to it spelled Sherloch. [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] is rare enough as it is that changing the spelling to make it more rare isn’t necessary imo.
I think because [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] is so well known, Sherloch might look a little off to most people. However, I think Sherlock’s great in any iteration, so it’s still a cool choice!
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I agree with the previous users that it’d get misspelled as Sherlock very often. I think as a first name it’s a lot to live up to, but it could make for an interesting middle name! Lochlan and Lochner are some other options that are a bit easier to wear.
Sherloch is cool! I do think it would be mispelled as [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] a lot but I do like it
Sounds perfect for you! I think it might actually be a better name than [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m], though as others have mentioned it may be misspelled often. I don’t think it would get mispronounced much though. Cool idea!
it just looks like a misspelling of sherlock to me, and since the name has no history and isn’t a legitimate scottish name, then it feels a little off to me.
also in most countries you would have major spelling/pronunciation issues
some other names with the loch sound
lochlan
polloch
balloch (a scottish town)
uncommon classic literary names
albus
alcott
amory
ashley
athos
auden
aureliano
benvolio
buck
caulfield
darcy
don
elwyn
ernest
fielding
fitzgerald
gatsby
heathcliff
homer
huckleberry
keats
ovid
stuart
tom
wilbur
uncommon historic names
booker (t. washington)
claude (monet)
elie (wiesel)
henri (matisse)
johann (sebastian bach)
ralph (waldo emerson)
walt (whitman)
hope this helps in any way 