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Sharon.

A plain in Israel.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃæɹən/
  1. A plain in Israel.

  2. A female given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name.

  3. A unisex given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name.

  4. A surname.

  5. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

  6. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A minor city in Taliaferro County, Georgia.

  7. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Indiana.

  8. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A township and minor city therein, in Barber County, Kansas.

  9. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  10. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi.

  11. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: An unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri.

  12. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

  13. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town and hamlet therein, in Schoharie County, New York.

  14. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A minor city in Steele County, North Dakota.

  15. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: An unincorporated community and township in Noble County, Ohio.

  16. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town in Woodward County, Oklahoma.

  17. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

  18. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town in York County, South Carolina.

  19. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.

  20. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: An unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

  21. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.

  22. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A town and village in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

  23. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place: A number of other townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio (4), and Pennsylvania, listed under Sharon Township.

  24. A place in Canada: A community in the town of East Gwillimbury, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, named after the Sharon Temple.

  25. A place in Canada: A community in Middlesex Centre township, Middlesex County, Ontario.

  26. A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, named after the plain in Israel.

Where this word comes from

Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).

noun/ˈʃæɹən/
  1. A working-class female.

    UK · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).

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