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Sheldon

  • /ˈʃɛldən/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  2. 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 i
  3. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).
  4. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
  5. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
  6. A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
  7. A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
  8. A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
  10. A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
  12. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
  13. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
  14. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  15. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leonard, okay, dinner, obey, finch, chaffinch, spink, pink, shilfa, brambling, snowbird, yeldring, gab, twink, heather-bleat, chaffy

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MLA

"Sheldon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheldon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Sheldon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheldon

Chicago

"Sheldon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheldon.

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@misc{sheldon_2026,
  title = {Sheldon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheldon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}