Sharon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A plain in Israel.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name.
  3. A unisex given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name.
  4. A surname.
  5. A number of places in the United States named after the biblical place:
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  7. A minor city in Taliaferro County, Georgia.
  8. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Indiana.
  9. A township and minor city therein, in Barber County, Kansas.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  11. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi.
  12. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri.
noun
  1. A working-class female.
verb
  1. Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding.

Pronunciation

shă'rən /ˈʃæɹən/ En-au-Sharon.ogg

Word forms

Sharon Sharons sharoning sharoned

Etymology

Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).

Translations

Dutch: Sharon French: Sharon Hebrew: שָׁרוֹן Italian: Sharon Japanese: シャロン Russian: Шэ́рон
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