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Sharon (other)
Sharon is both a given name and a surname. Sharon may also refer to: Places Australia * Sharon, Queensland, a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland Canada *Sharon, Ontario **Sharon Peak France *Sharon, Saint-Plantes Israel *Sharon plain *Hod HaSharon *Ramat HaSharon *Hof HaSharon Regional Council *Lev HaSharon Regional Council United Kingdom *Sharon, Hampshire *Sharon, Nottinghamshire United States *Sharon, California *Sharon, Connecticut, a New England town ** Sharon (CDP), Connecticut, the main village in the town *Sharon, Georgia *Sharon, Indiana *Sharon, Kansas *Sharon, Massachusetts, a New England town **Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town **Sharon (MBTA station) *Sharon, Michigan *Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi *Sharon, Missouri *Sharon, New Hampshire *Sharon, New York *Sharon, North Dakota *Sharon, Ohio *Sharon, Oklahoma *Sharon, Pennsylvania *Sharon, South Carolina *Sharon, Vermont *Sharon, West Virginia *Sharon, Wisconsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used both as a masculine and a feminine given name. Etymology The Hebrew word simply means "plain", but in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the coast, known (tautologically) as Sharon plain in English. The phrase "rose of Sharon" (חבצלת השרון ''ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon'') occurs in the KJV translation of the Song of Solomon ("I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley"), and has since been used in reference to a number of flowering plants. Unlike other unisex names that have come to be used almost exclusively as feminine (e.g. Evelyn (name), Evelyn), ''Sharon'' was never predominantly a masculine name. Usage before 1925 is very rare and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |