Sholto
Scottish from the Gaelic
"sower"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
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
- 1069Nameberry2024
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Famous People Named Sholto
- Sholto Douglasmythical progenitor of Scotland's Clan Douglas
- (William) Sholto Douglas1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, senior commander in the Royal Air Force
- Sholto George Watson Douglas19th Earl of Morton
- (Robert) Sholto Johnstone DouglasScottish figurative artist
- (Charles) Sholto Wyndham MarconEnglish schoolmaster, clergyman and Olympic field hockey player
- Sholto KynochEnglish pianist
Sholto in Pop Culture
- Sholto Pinncharacter in The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud
- Sholto Lennoxbaby in the 2004 movie version of Elizabeth Gaskell's "North & South"
- James Sholtocharacter on TV's "Sherlock"