Sheridan

Common synonyms include: campaign-related, family descriptor, family name, forename, geographic name, given name.

/ˈʃɛɹɪdən/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname from Irish.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A female given name transferred from the surname, of uncommon modern usage.
4
Any of many place names, including:; A city, the county seat of Grant County, Arkansas, United States.
5
Any of many place names, including:; A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

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6
Any of many place names, including:; A town in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
7
Any of many place names, including:; A city, the county seat of Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.

"To deny sustenance to the Army of Northern Virginia, Sheridan determined to take the entire harvest of the Shenandoah Valley."

As a surname, from Irish Ó Sirideáin.