Shedd

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Shedd

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Topographic surname for someone who lived in a hovel, from Middle English schade (“shade, shadow; shad”).

proper noun Shedds · Shed

countable, uncountable A surname from Middle English.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

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@misc{shedd_2026,
  title = {Shedd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shedd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}