Sheridan \sh(e)-ri-dan\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Sheridan), is pronounced SHARE-a-den. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Sheridan is "seeker". From Sirideain. Critic Sheridan Morley; playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Civil War General Philip Sheridan.

Sheridan has 3 variant forms: Sheredan, Sheridon and Sherridan.

For more information, see also the related name Sherrerd.