"Sharon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃæɹən/ Audio: En-au-Sharon.ogg [Australia]
enPR: shă'rən Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|שָׁרוֹן||the Sharon plain|tr=šārōn}} Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sharon
  1. A plain in Israel. Translations (a plain in Israel): Saaron (Finnish), השרון (HaSharon) (Hebrew), シャロ平野 (english: Sharon Heiya) (Japanese), Równina Szaron (Polish), Sarom [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-bTyYEQ7v Disambiguation of 'a plain in Israel': 95 0 0 2 2 2 0
  2. A female given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-SvF4l~OP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 10 7 5 3 12
  3. A unisex given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-y4rvwYT2 Categories (other): English unisex given names from Hebrew, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 10 7 5 3 12
  4. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada named after the biblical place.
    A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Massachusetts, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-R92AYH0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 10 7 5 3 12
  5. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada named after the biblical place.
    A town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-VdeSMOzE
  6. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada named after the biblical place.
    A town and village in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-gwtFKFpI
  7. A surname. Translations (surname): シャロン (english: Sharon) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 0 23 23 7 6 5 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rose of Sharon, Sharon fruit, Sharon Springs Related terms: Shaz, Shazza Translations (a place name): シャロン (english: Sharon) (Japanese) Translations (female given name): Sharon (Dutch), Sharon (French), שָׁרוֹן (Sharón) (Hebrew), Sharon (Italian), シャロン (english: Sharon) (Japanese), Шэ́рон (Šɛ́ron) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'a place name': 0 45 45 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 0 47 44 3 2 2 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃæɹən/ Audio: En-au-Sharon.ogg [Australia] Forms: Sharons [plural]
enPR: shă'rən Rhymes: -æɹən Etymology: Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|שָׁרוֹן||the Sharon plain|tr=šārōn}} Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sharon (plural Sharons)
  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A working-class female. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Related terms: Kevin Coordinate_terms: Kev
    Sense id: en-Sharon-en-noun-gTZZMEeZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 10 7 5 3 12

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Sharon Springs"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃæɹən/"
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      "word": "Saaron"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "a plain in Israel",
      "word": "Równina Szaron"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "a plain in Israel",
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}

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      "word": "Kev"
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          "text": "2005, Birgitte Tufte, Jeanette Rasmussen, Lars Bech Christensen, Frontrunners Or Copycats? (page 83), quoting a 17-year-old girl\n'Cos all the Sharons go with the Rocker type of skaters - because I've got friends who are really good friends with Sharons and they are skaters. And you don't hold it against them that they are Sharons and they are rockers."
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