Shelley - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Shelley \

, also used as boy's name Shelley, is pronounced SHEL-ee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "sloped meadow". Place name. Used as a short form of names like Michelle, Rochelle, and Shirley. Made famous by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Actresses Shelley Long, Shelley Duvall, Shelley Winters.

Shelley has 5 variant forms: Schelley, Shellee, Shelli, Shellie and Shelly.

For more information, see also related names Shell and Rachel.

Baby names that sound like Shelley are Shelle, Chelle and Shella.

Shelley is a very common first name for women (#354 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2532 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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