Sheldon

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Etymology

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

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Sheldon

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  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). [1]
    2. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208). [2]
    3. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
    4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
      2. A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
      3. A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
      4. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
      5. A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
      6. An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
      7. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
      8. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
      9. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
      10. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

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