英和和英

別の表記

• Sheff. (abbreviation)

語源

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from 古期英語 scēaþ (“boundary”), + 古期英語 feld (“field, open land”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈʃɛfiːld/
• IPA: /ˈʃɛfɪld/ (traditional pronunciation for the city)

固有名詞

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
   1. Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.
2. A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
3. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
4. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
5. A common placename in the United States:
   1. A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
   2. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
   3. A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
   4. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
   5. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
   6. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
   7. A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
   8. An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.
   9. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.
7. (slang) knife, switchblade.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheffield is the 1817 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19738 individuals. Sheffield is most common among White (76.36%) and Black/African American (18.8%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheffield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.