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 in Greater London, officially East Sheen.
  2. A village in Staffordshire, England.
  3. A surname.

Derived terms

References

  • Anthony David Mills (2001). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press.
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