Meanings
- A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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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 independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.
2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN - A place name:
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).
- A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).
- A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).
- A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
- A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.
- A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.
- A town in Wyoming County, New York.
- A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Origin
- Old Englishscylf“shelf”
- EnglishSheldon
From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).
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Sheldon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheldon
“Sheldon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheldon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sheldon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheldon.
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