Shelly - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Shelly \sh(el)-ly\, also used as boy's name Shelly, is a variant of Rachel (Hebrew), Rochelle (French, Old German) and Shelley (Old English), and the meaning of Shelly is "ewe, female sheep; little rock; rest; sloped meadow".

The baby name Shelly sounds like Shell, Shella, Shelle and Shelli. Other similar baby names are Shelby and Shellby.

Shelly is a very common first name for women (#294 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4711 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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