Definition of "Sheldon"

A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A place name:

1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).  examples

2. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).  examples

3. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1584).  examples

4. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.  examples

   2. A city in O'Brien County and Sioux County, Iowa.  examples

   3. A small city in Vernon County, Missouri.  examples

   4. A town in Wyoming County, New York.  examples

   5. A small city in Ransom County, North Dakota.  examples

   6. An unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina.  examples

   7. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.  examples

   8. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.  examples

   9. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.  examples

   10. A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.  examples