Shelly

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Shelly has multiple meanings which includes, "meadow on a slope", "clearing on a bank", "little sheltered place" or "from the ledge meadow".
Pronunciation
SHEHL-ee
The name Shelly is pronounced as "SHEHL-ee".
Popularity
Shelly is not one of the most popular baby names in the world. It was more popular in the 1970s and 1980s but has since experienced a decline in usage.

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Shelly Name meanings & History

The name Shelly has multiple meanings which includes, "meadow on a slope", "clearing on a bank", "little sheltered place" or "from the ledge meadow". Variant of Shelley. The name Shelly is mostly used as a standalone name, but it can also be used as a nickname or short form of any name that starts with 'Shell' or 'Shel'.

Zodiac Sign of Shelly: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Shelly:

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

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

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

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

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

Shelly is:

  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Simple name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce (Jamaican sprinter), Shelly Sterling (former co-owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team), Shelly Martinez (American actress and professional wrestler).

2.) Shelly (Female)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: The meanings associated with the name Shelly include "from the ledge meadow" or "a place for shells".

Scripts: There are different ways to write Shelly depending on the language. In the English language, it is typically spelled "Shelly".
שלי(Hebrew)

Pronunciation: SHEH-lee
The name Shelly is pronounced like "SHEH-lee".


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Cartoon of Shelly

Description: Shelly comes from the Old English word "scylf" which means "shelf" or "ledge". It could also be a variant of the Hebrew name Shelagh, which means "blind one" or "prosperity". The meanings associated with the name Shelly include "from the ledge meadow" or "a place for shells". Means "mine" in Hebrew. Shelly can be used as a first or middle name for a baby girl or boy.

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Shelly include Shelly West (country singer), Shelly Martinez (professional wrestler), and Shelly Palmer (technology expert).

3.) SHELLY (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English Scelfleah. The name is composed of the elements scelf (a shelf, a ledge) and lëah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “dweller on the clearing near the ledge.” Var: Shellee, Shelley. Short: Shell, Shelle. (SHEL-LEE)


4.) Shelly (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (English) meadow on the ledge. (French) familiar forms of Michelle.


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