Shirley

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From a surname meaning "bright clearing" in Old English
Popularity
Shirley was most popular in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s, but has since decreased in popularity. It is still used moderately in English speaking countries.

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

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

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

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

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

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

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


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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)

Usage: English

Meanings: Bright wood


6.) Shirley (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) bright meadow. See also Sheryl.

Other Forms: Shir, Shirl, Shirlee, Shirlie, Shirlly, Shirly, Shurlee, Shurley


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