# Sheldon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃɛldən/ · frequency rank #14,214

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
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## Etymology
From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).

## Easily confused with
- **Shelton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheldon-vs-shelton)
- **Skelton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheldon-vs-skelton)
- **seldom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seldom-vs-sheldon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hseldon`, `sehldon`, `shedlon`, `shelddon`, `sheldno`, `sheldonn`, `shelldon`, `shelodn`, `shheldon`, `shledon`, `ssheldon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sheldon