Etymology

Sheldon

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English from the placename. Full definition →

Old English scylf
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromscylf“shelf”
  2. English todaySheldon

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

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