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What does Shirl mean?
Shirl 
as a girls' name has its root in Old English, and the name Shirl means "bright meadow". Shirl is a version of Shirley (Old English): place name.
STARTS WITH Sh-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright (light), meadow
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA SHIRLEY Sherlee, Sherli, Sherlie, Sheryl▼, Shirell, Shirelle, Shirely, Shirlea, Shirlee▼, Shirleen, Shirlene, Shirline, Shirlley, Shirly, Shirlyn, Shurlee
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Sirl, ..
(male) Shurn, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shirl Addalynn (S.A.), ..
How popular is Shirl?
Shirl is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3194 out of 4276, Top 75%) but an unusual last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shirl entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its top position of #1248 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Shirl rated in the Top 2000 are Shirley (#1464 VIA LATEST LIST), Sheryl, Shirlee, Shirleen, Shirlene and Shirly. These relations of Shirl reached the apex of their popularity 88 years ago (MEDIAN #1083) and are now much less conventional.
Similar Names
Shirl is alike in pronunciation to Charle. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Saira, Shara, Sharel, Shari▼, Sharil, Sharla▼, Sharly, Shary, Sharyl, Shell, Sher, Shera, Sheri▼, Sheril, Shery, Shiela, Shifra, Shila, Shilla, Shilo, Shira, Shirah, Shiral, Shiree, Shiri, Shirit, Shura, Shyra, Shyril (see Cheryl) and Siri. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shirl.
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