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Sharon
Sharon (שרון, Standard Hebrew Šaron, Tiberian Hebrew Šārôn) is the female name which can be spelt with one "r" or two (Sharron). It also refers to several places in the world: From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon. Various nicknames of Sharon include Sharai, Sharona, Sharry, Sherri, Sherrie, Sherye and Shazza.
Places in the United States of America:
- Sharon, Connecticut
- Sharon, Kansas
- New Sharon, Maine
- Sharon, Massachusetts
- Sharon, New York
- Sharon, North Dakota
- Sharonville, Ohio
- Sharon, Pennsylvania
- Sharon, South Carolina
- Sharon, Vermont
- Sharon, Wisconsin
It is also the surname of Ariel Sharon, Israeli prime minister.
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