Shelley
Found 6 entry about "Shelley"
The name Shelley is pronounced as "SHEH-lee".
Shelley Name meanings & History
The name Shelley has English origins and is derived from the Old English words "sceald" meaning "shelf" and "leah" meaning "wood" or "clearing". It can also be an abbreviation of the name Michelle. The name Shelley has several meanings, including "from the clearings on the ledge", "meadow on a shelf", or "little slope". From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "clearing on a bank" in Old English. Two famous bearers of the surname were Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a romantic poet whose works include Adonais and Ozymandias, and Mary Shelley (1797-1851), his wife, the author of the horror story Frankenstein. As a feminine given name, it came into general use after the 1940s. The name Shelley can be used for both boys and girls. It is a versatile name that can work well for many different personalities and temperaments.
Zodiac Sign of Shelley: Success Capricorn
Synonyms of Shelley:
S: Social Standing,Status,Security,Sensuality,Solidity,Sex,Success
H: Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hope,Hyper,Heart's Desire
E: Enliven,Enlighten,Exaggerate,Environment,Entertain,Expressive
L: Lover,Liaison,Legal,Luscious,Lovely,Languid,Lazy
Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving
Shelley is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Refined name
- a Simple name
- a Strange name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Some famous people with the name Shelley include English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and American actress Shelley Long.
2.) Shelley (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) a familiar form of Shelby, Sheldon, Shelton.
Other Forms: Shell, Shellea, Shellee, Shelleigh, Shelli, Shellie, Shelly
3.) SHELLEY (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from Old English components meaning “clearing on or near a slope.” Shelley was originally bestowed upon both male and female children. Now, however, it is exclusively a female name. Var: Shellie, Shelli, Shelly. Short: Shell. (SHEL-EE)
4.) SHELLEY (Female)
Usage: Irish
Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname originating from the place-name Scelf-leah, a compounding of the elements scelf, scylfe (shelf, ledge, slope) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “clearing on or near a slope.” The name was originally bestowed upon both male and female children. Now, however, it is exclusively a female name. (SHEL-LEE)
