Shelby

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse. Can also be associated with the name "Shelbyville" from the TV show The Simpsons.
Pronunciation
SH-EL-bee
SHEHL-bee
Popularity
Shelby was ranked as the 251st most popular name for girls and the 808th most popular name for boys in the United States in 2020.

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Shelby Name meanings & History

From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse. Can also be associated with the name "Shelbyville" from the TV show The Simpsons. From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name. The name Shelby is used as a first name for both boys and girls. It can also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Shelby: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Shelby:

S: Sensuality,Social Standing,Success,Status,Sex,Security,Solidity

H: Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope,Hyper

E: Enliven,Entertain,Enlighten,Expressive,Exaggerate,Environment

L: Liaison,Lover,Luscious,Languid,Legal,Lazy,Lovely

B: Beauty,Brains,Bashful,Bountiful

Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving

Shelby is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Informal name
  • a Modern name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous people named Shelby include American country singer Shelby Lynne and American actress Shelby Young.

2.) SHELBY (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from an English placename meaning “a willow grove, a place where willows grow.” (SHEL-BEE)


3.) Shelby (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) ledge estate. A form of Selby.

Other Forms: Shelbe, Shelbea, Shelbee, Shelbey, Shelbi, Shelbie, Shellby


4.) Shelby (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) established

Other Forms: Shel, Shelbee, Shelbey, Shelbie, Shell, Shelly


5.) SHELBY (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from an English placename meaning “a willow grove, a place where willows grow.” (SHEL-BEE)


6.) Shelby (Female)

Usage: E nglish

Meanings: (E nglish) ledge estate.

Other Forms: Chelby, Schelby, Shel, Shelbea, Shelbye, Shellbea, Shellbey


7.) Shelby (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Area of willow trees

Other Forms: Shelbee, Shelbie


8.) Shelby (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) dignified

Other Forms: Chelby, Shel, Shelbee, Shelbi, Shelbie


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