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Sheldon
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English
Etymology
From en ang scylf shelf + ang dūn hill or ang denu valley.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɛldən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sheldon.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en habitational Old English from the placename.
en male surnames.
Brian Fung Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html 2023-07-12 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260908080452/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html 8 September 2026
A place name:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Derbyshire Dales co/Derbyshire cc/England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck OS grid ref SK1768. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/East Devon co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref ST1208. Parish map (Devon)
en suburb city/Birmingham co/West Midlands cc/England OS grid ref SP1584.
en number of places c/USA:
en village/and/township co/Iroquois County s/Illinois.
en city co/O'Brien County and co/Sioux County s/Iowa.
en small city co/Vernon County s/Missouri.
en town co/Wyoming County s/New York.
en small city co/Ransom County s/North Dakota.
en unincorporated community co/Beaufort County s/South Carolina.
en CDP/and/unincorporated community co/Harris County s/Texas.
en town co/Franklin County s/Vermont. TopoZone: Sheldon, Vermont
en town co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin.
en village co/Rusk County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Shamy Sheldonian
See also
en Shaldon
References
Anagrams
en dehlnos Holdens hondels