Shelmerdine

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċīrman →
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Meanings

proper nounShelmerdine (plural Shelmerdines)

plural Shelmerdines

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċīrman“sheriff”
  2. EnglishShelmerdine

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England, perhaps from Old English sċīrman (“sheriff”) + denu (“valley”).

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APA

Shelmerdine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shelmerdine

MLA

“Shelmerdine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shelmerdine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shelmerdine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shelmerdine.

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