Shirley
Found 6 entry about "Shirley"
Shirley Name meanings & History
From a surname meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a main character in Charlotte Brontë's semi-autobiographical novel Shirley (1849). Though the name was already popular in the United States, the child actress Shirley Temple (1928-2014) gave it a further boost. By 1935 it was the second most common name for girls. Shirley is commonly used as a first name for girls, but is also used as a surname.
Zodiac Sign of Shirley: Success Capricorn
Synonyms of Shirley:
S: Social Standing,Security,Status,Sex,Solidity,Success,Sensuality
H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hope,Heart's Desire
I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate
R: Resourceful,Reason,Restless,Rational
L: Lover,Luscious,Legal,Liaison,Languid,Lovely,Lazy
E: Expressive,Enliven,Environment,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten
Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang
Shirley is:- a Classic name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Simple name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Shirley Temple (actress), Shirley MacLaine (actress), Shirley Manson (musician)
2.) Shirley (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) bright meadow; cheerful girl
Other Forms: Sherlee, Sherley, Sherly, Shir, Shirl, Shirly
3.) Shirley (Female)
Usage:
Meanings: Shirley means "bright meadow" in Old English
Scripts: In Old English, Shirley would be written as Scirleah.
שירלי(Hebrew)
Pronunciation: The name Shirley is pronounced SHUR-lee.
sheer-lee
Description: Shirley means "bright meadow" in Old English. Variant of Shirli. The name Shirley is most commonly used for girls.
Famous People
Famous people with the name Shirley include Shirley MacLaine, a famous American actress, and Shirley Temple, a famous American child star of the 1930s.
4.) SHIRLEY (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements scire (shire) or scir (bright, clear) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). The name makes reference to the open space where the moot (an early English assembly of freemen which met to administer justice and discuss community issues) was held. Shirley was originally a male name, but its use in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Shirley (1849) established it as a female name. Var: Sherley. Short: Shirl. (SHIR-LEE)
5.) Shirley (Female)
6.) Shirley (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) bright meadow. See also Sheryl.
Other Forms: Shir, Shirl, Shirlee, Shirlie, Shirlly, Shirly, Shurlee, Shurley
