The word "Sheldon" is a name. It is a masculine name that is derived from the Old English. It is believed to mean either "steep valley" or "flat-topped hill". It is pronounced as SHEL-den. The name has two possible variations as well including Shelden and Sheldin. It is sometimes also seen used as a surname as in the case of writer and author Sidney Sheldon. There has even been a Nobel Prize winning Sheldon in the form of Sheldon Lee Glasgow in the field of Physics in the year 1979.
Several places are also called Sheldon including Sheldon in Iowa, in Texas,and in New York.
Several places are also called Sheldon including Sheldon in Iowa, in Texas,and in New York.
