Shelton

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Shelton means "from the ledge settlement" or "town on a shelf".
Pronunciation
SHEHL-tən
The name Shelton is typically pronounced as "SHEL-tun".
Popularity
Shelton is a moderately popular name in the United States and Canada. It has not been ranked among the top 1000 baby names in recent years but has remained consistently used.

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Shelton Name meanings & History

The name Shelton is of Old English origin, derived from the words "sceald" meaning "shelf" and "tun" meaning "settlement". The name Shelton means "from the ledge settlement" or "town on a shelf". From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English. The name Shelton is used as a first name for boys and occasionally as a last name.

Zodiac Sign of Shelton: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Shelton:

S: Success,Security,Status,Sensuality,Sex,Social Standing,Solidity

H: Haggle,Hope,Hyper,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing

E: Enliven,Expressive,Exaggerate,Environment,Entertain,Enlighten

L: Lazy,Lover,Luscious,Languid,Lovely,Legal,Liaison

T: Truth,Touchy,Talkative,Tireless,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Testy

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Obsessive

N: Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nice,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis,Nervous

Shelton is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Devious name
  • a Refined name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Shelton include American country singer Blake Shelton and former NFL player Shelton Quarles.

2.) Shelton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) town on a ledge.

Other Forms: Sheltan, Shelten, Sheltin, Sheltyn


3.) SHELTON (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname derived from the placename Shelton (town near the shelf or ledge). The name is composed of the Old English elements scelf, scylfe (a shelf, a ledge) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure). (SHEL-TUN)


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