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Shelton
SHEHL-tuhn
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An English surname and given name, also the name of several towns in England and the United States.
"Shelton grew up in a small town in Connecticut."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname, first name, and English/American place name meaning roughly "shelf-town."
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Etymology
From Old English scylfe ("shelf, ledge") plus tun ("settlement"); related to the surname Skelton.