Sheldon
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛldən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Sheldon
- 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). [1]
- A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208). [2]
- A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
- A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
- A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
- A town in Wyoming County, New York.
- A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
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- English male given names from surnames
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