Sharon

sharon English <dab> Etymology Biblical place name, en he שָׁרוֹן the Sharon plain šārōn. Pronunciation shă'rən, en /ˈʃæɹən/ en En-au-Sharon.ogg AU en æɹən 2 Proper noun en plain c/Israel. Song of Solomon 2 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. en female Hebrew derived from the biblical place name. en Was Ozzy Osbourne Jewish, or ‘half a heeb’? w:The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/international/article-861908 2025-07-22 Although the Black Sabbath frontman was raised in the Church of England, his marriage to television personality and manager Sharon Osbourne (Levy), whose father, Don Arden, was Jewish, put Judaism “at the heart of our household,” she told The Jewish Chronicle last year, adding, “Judaism is the only religion I have and the only one I’m comfortable with.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260328154751/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-861908 28 March 2026 en unisex Hebrew derived from the biblical place name. en 1927 w:Sinclair Lewis Elmer Gantry Harcourt, Brace and Company 183 My name is Katie Jonas. I was born in Utica. My dad worked on a brickyard. I picked out the name Sharon Falconer while I was a stenographer. en 2001 Deborah Cameron Working With Spoken Discourse SAGE 0761957731 157 The group suggested a number of reasons why a girl might not fit in to their community - for instance, if she wore white socks and had a name like 'Sharon'. en. en number of places c/US named after the biblical place: en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Litchfield County s/Connecticut. en minor city co/Taliaferro County s/Georgia. en ucomm co/Carroll County s/Indiana. en twp/and/minor city therein, in co/Barber County s/Kansas. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Norfolk County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Sharon, Massachusetts en ucomm co/Madison County s/Mississippi. en ucomm co/Saline County s/Missouri. en town co/Hillsborough County s/New Hampshire. en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Schoharie County s/New York. en minor city co/Steele County s/North Dakota. en ucomm/and/twp co/Noble County s/Ohio. en town co/Woodward County s/Oklahoma. en city co/Mercer County s/Pennsylvania. en town co/York County s/South Carolina. en town co/Windsor County s/Vermont. TopoZone: Sharon, Vermont en ucomm and coal town in co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia. en town co/Portage County s/Wisconsin. en town/and/village co/Walworth County s/Wisconsin. en A number of other <<townships>> in the United States, including in <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Iowa>> (4), <<s/Michigan>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, <<s/Nebraska>>, <<s/Ohio>> (4), and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Sharon Township. en place c/Canada: en comm town:pref/East Gwillimbury rmun/York p/Ontario, named after the Sharon Temple. en comm twp:suf/Middlesex Centre co/Middlesex County p/Ontario. en rural locality r:Suf/Bundaberg s/Queensland c/Australia, named after the plain in Israel. Usage notes Popular given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and 1950s, and in the U.K. in the 1960s and 1970s. Derived terms en New Sharon Sharongate rose of Sharon Sharon fruit Sharon Hill Sharon Springs Related terms en Shaz en Shazza Translations a plain in Israel Finnish: fi Saaron Hebrew: he השרון HaSharon Japanese: ja シャロ平野 Sharon Heiya Kazakh: kk Шарон Polish: pl Równina Szaron f Portuguese: pt Sarom m female given name Dutch: nl Sharon French: fr Sharon Hebrew: he שָׁרוֹן Sharón Italian: it Sharon Japanese: ja シャロン Sharon Polish: pl Szaron f Russian: ru Шэ́рон f a place name Japanese: ja シャロン Sharon Polish: pl Sharon m-in surname Japanese: ja シャロン Sharon Polish: pl Szaron m-pr f Noun en UK derogatory slang A working-class female. 2005, Birgitte Tufte, Jeanette Rasmussen, Lars Bech Christensen, Frontrunners Or Copycats? (page 83), quoting a 17-year-old girl 'Cos all the Sharons go with the Rocker type of skaters - because I've got friends who are really good friends with Sharons and they are skaters. And you don't hold it against them that they are Sharons and they are rockers. Coordinate terms en Kev See also en Kevin Wikipedia article on Ariel Sharon References Anagrams en ahnors Ahrons Horans Roshan SHORAN rhason Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Sharon<ety:uder<he:שָׁרוֹן<t:the Sharon plain><tr:šārōn>>> 2 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English < Hebrew ceb biblical a plain in Israel