"Shackleton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Shackletons [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from an unattested Old English word *sċacol (“tongue of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Shackletons}} Shackleton (countable and uncountable, plural Shackletons)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Shackleton-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Ghost towns in Georgia, USA, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Shackleton-en-name-kbaVivLV Disambiguation of Individuals: 24 60 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 65 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 80 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 79 9
  3. Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic explorer. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Shackleton-en-name-034pQ1CB

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