Shelton

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈʃɛltən//

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A place in England: A village in Dean and Shelton parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0368).
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A place in England: A small village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2291).
5
A place in England: A small village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7844).
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A place in England: A western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4613).
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A place in England: A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8746).
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A place in the United States: A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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A place in the United States: A village in Buffalo County and Hall County, Nebraska.
10
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Mason County, Washington.

Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Shelly · A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.shelter · Somewhere one can find protection. A place where a person or…sheltered · Protected, as from wind or weather.

Shelton · A surname.

shen · A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion.Shen · A surname.sheng · A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting…

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