Sheldon

A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.

Proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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  3. A place name:
    1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).

    2. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).

    3. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).

    4. A number of places in the United States:

      A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.

    5. A number of places in the United States:

      A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.

    6. A number of places in the United States:

      A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.

    7. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Wyoming County, New York.

    8. A number of places in the United States:

      A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.

    9. A number of places in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

    10. A number of places in the United States:

      A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.

    11. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Franklin County, Vermont.

    12. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

    13. A number of places in the United States:

      A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Origin

From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).

Related

Shaldon

Derived

Shamy Sheldonian