Sheldon.
A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A place name: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).
A place name: A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
A place name: A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Wyoming County, New York.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).
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