Given name & surname

Shelmerdine

“sheriff”

Shelmerdine is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shelmerdine possibly goes back to Old English sċīrman, meaning “sheriff.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Shelmerdine possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English sċīrman (“sheriff”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Sherrington

“bright, shining” · “belonging to”

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Old English

Shelford

“shallow” · “ford”

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Old English

Shefford

“sheep”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Old English

Shenton

“drinking cup”

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Old English

Sheepy

“sheep”

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Old English

Shillington

“hill”

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Old English

Shackleton

“tongue of land” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Seagrave

“fold, pen”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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