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Sheldon

/ˈʃɛldən/

Sheldon proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English from the placename.

Proper noun

Sheldon

  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 village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).
  4. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
  5. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
  6. A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
  7. A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
  8. A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
  10. A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
  12. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
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  1. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
  2. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  3. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Sheldon

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

Words formed from Sheldon

Questions about Sheldon

What does Sheldon mean?
Sheldon means a habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
What part of speech is Sheldon?
Sheldon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sheldon?
Sheldon is pronounced /ˈʃɛldən/.

Words near Sheldon in the dictionary

  1. sheldducks
  2. Shelden
  3. Sheldens
  4. sheldgeese
  5. sheldgoose
  6. Sheldon
  7. Sheldonian
  8. Sheldonville
  9. sheldrake
  10. sheldrakes
  11. sheldrickite

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