Sheldon

Sheldon \(s)hel-don, sh-eld-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Sheldon used as a girl name meaning of name, is considerably more frequent for boys. Its pronunciation is -SHEHLDahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Sheldon: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Sheldon?

Sheldon is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is plateau, steep valley. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from a byname for someone living in various places so named, with the element 'dun' (hill, mound, dune); the place name can be found in several parts of England, including Devon, Derbyshire, and the West Midlands. The first name was adopted from the beginning of the 20th century, starting from the USA. short names for Shel (English), Sheldan pronounciation, short names for Sheldin, Sheldun meaning, nicknames for Sheldyn, Shelley pronounciation (English), Shelly definition (English), and Shelton meaning and origin (English) are variants of Sheldon. Shelden meaning and origin (English variant spelling) is another form of Sheldon. Sheldon is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use before. At the peak of its usage in 1934, 0.044% of baby boys were given the name Sheldon. It ranked at #250 then. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and it is of very modest use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #990, was nonetheless the most frequently used out of all boy names in its group. Sheldon has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

A famous person named Sheldon is Cartoonist, Shel Silverstein, born Sheldon Alan Silverstein, 25 September 1930 - 10 May 1999, Chicago, Illinois.

List of baby names that sound like Sheldon:

Sheldan meaning, meaning of Shelden (English), Sheldun definition, Saldene pronounciation, name Salhdene, nicknames for Salhton, name Salhtun origin, Saltan pronounciation, Salten name variations, Salton name, nicknames for Seldan, Selden name variations, name Seldon meaning (English), name Seldun origin, nicknames for Selldan, Sellden meaning of name, Selldon meaning of name, Selldun meaning of name, Sheldin name popularity, and meaning of Sheldyn.

The baby name Sheldon fun facts:

The name Sheldon in reverse order is "Nodlehs".

The numerological value of the name Sheldon is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Sheldon?

Sheldon is in the top names in USA.