Mycroft

Mycroft comes from an English surname, likely a habitational name. It’s made up of Old English ġemȳþ “mouth (of a river)” and croft “small enclosure; enclosed piece of land (for farming)”, the word derived from an uncertain etymology, so the name would essentially mean “farm by the mouth of a river/stream”, likely in reference to a place located near one.

Mycroft is a name that will most likely be most associated with the older brother of Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. There have been numerous adaptions of the characters in both literature and media.

Origin: Proto-Indo-European; uncertain

Meaning: “farm/enclosure by the mouth of a river/stream”

Usage: English

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