Sheldon

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A place name:
4. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).
5. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
6. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
9. A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
10. A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
11. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
12. A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.

Etymology

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