Sheldon

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈʃɛldən//

A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.

proper noun

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A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.
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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).
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A place name: A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
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A place name: A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Wyoming County, New York.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

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

sheila · A woman.Sheila · A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the…Shelby · A surname from Old English.

Sheldon · A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.

shelf · A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or…Shelf · A place name: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of…shell · A hard external covering of an animal. The calcareous or…

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