Sheldon

English

"steep-sided valley"

Sheldon Origin and Meaning

The name Sheldon is a girl's name of English origin meaning "steep-sided valley".

Like Marvin and Melvin, Sheldon has been perceived as about as far out as you can get, though there are very pretty towns in Devon and Derbyshire that inspired it. Sheldon Lee Cooper is the lead (male) nerd character on the TV hit The Big Bang Theory, giving the name a brainy image. Nickname Shelly is sweet and naturey, in a retro kind of way.

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Sheldon in Pop Culture

• [Ms.] Sheldon character in novelette "Beguiling" by author Liam Holt