Sholto

Scottish from the Gaelic

"sower"

Sholto Origin and Meaning

The name Sholto is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "sower".

Sholto is a traditional Scottish first name, especially within the Douglas clan. It's an Anglicized form of Sìoltach, meaning "sower".

Sholto Popularity

• 1069 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Sholto

• Sholto Douglas mythical progenitor of Scotland's Clan Douglas
• (William) Sholto Douglas 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, senior commander in the Royal Air Force
• Sholto George Watson Douglas 19th Earl of Morton
• (Robert) Sholto Johnstone Douglas Scottish figurative artist
• (Charles) Sholto Wyndham Marcon English schoolmaster, clergyman and Olympic field hockey player
• Sholto Kynoch English pianist

Sholto in Pop Culture

• Sholto Pinn character in The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud
• Sholto Lennox baby in the 2004 movie version of Elizabeth Gaskell's "North & South"
• James Sholto character on TV's "Sherlock"