Given name
Shel
“our son”
Shel is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “our son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “our son.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In English usage, Shel is a diminutive of Sheldon.
The story
In English use, Shel is a diminutive of Sheldon. The history of Sheldon gives this family its wider story. Sheldon’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Explained through its name family
Shel’s family of names
In English usage, Shel is a diminutive of Sheldon. Shel has a related form in Sheldon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shel
- Shel SilversteinAmerican poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930–1999)
- Shel TalmyAmerican record producer, arranger (1937–2024)
- Shel DorfAmerican comic-strip letterer and freelance artist1933–2009
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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