Sheen

See also: sheen

English

Etymology

From Old English Sceon (“shelter, shed”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːn/
  • Homophone: sheen
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Sheen

  1. An area of Greater London, officially East Sheen.
  2. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1161). [1]
  3. A surname.

Derived terms

References

  • Anthony David Mills (2001). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press.
  1. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
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